Mr.Broast

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJune 25, 2019
• address1059 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Mr.Broast clean?

Mr.Broast is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 25, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Mr.Broast?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE HAS NOT MET PRESENCE AND DUTY REQUIREMENTS. INSRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. FACILITY NOT OPERATING DURING THIS TIME. VALID CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON WALL FOR PUBLIC VIEW. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR NECCESARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS (COOKED RICE, COOKED HAMBURGERS,COOKED CHICKEN CHILLI, ZINGER SUACE, CHOPPPED TOMATOES) IN COOLERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE LABELS (NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS) AND MAINTAIN.PRIOIRTY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NO COMMON NAME LABELS ON BULK INGREDIENTS IN REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 RODENT DROPPINGS IN VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES; ALONG GREEN WALLBASE IN REAR STORAGE & PREP AREA, BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER INSIDE OF BROWN CABINETS, SCATTERED ALONG FLOOR UNDERNEATH STORAGE SHELVING IN FRONT PREP, BEHIND DEEP FREEZER IN REAR PREP, ON FLOOR SCATTERED ALONG SIDE OF POP DISPENSER STORAGE BOXES...ALSO APPROXIMATELY 22 LIVE HOUSE FLIES ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/STORAGE NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND POP STORAGE, AND 2 LARGE BLACK FLIES IN CUSTOMER RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROFESSIONAL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020 (A) CITATION ISSUED. • NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK AVAILABLE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (C). CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION FOR CHECKING SANITIZER SOLUTION CONCENTRATION AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION FOR CHECKING SANITIZER SOLUTION CONCENTRATION AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • SEE #60.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HEAVY LEAK ON FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP ON GREASE RECEPTACLE OUTSIDE IN REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE EXTERIOR SURFACES TO PROHIBIT PEST ATTRACTION.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP ON GREASE RECEPTACLE OUTSIDE IN REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE EXTERIOR SURFACES TO PROHIBIT PEST ATTRACTION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN CEILING IN HALLWAY LEADING TO CUSTOMER RESTROOM, AND TWO ALRGE HOLES ABOVE FRYERS AND GRILL IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REAPIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO LIGHTING IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO LIGHTING IN REAR PREP/STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2200925 ON AUGUST 14, 2018... THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... -4.601.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FRYER, STOVE, AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -4.602.13 DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS AND LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES. -6.201.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST FROM FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS FROM THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2200925 ON AUGUST 14, 2018... THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... -4.601.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FRYER, STOVE, AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. -4.602.13 DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS AND LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES. -6.201.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST FROM FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS FROM THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Mr.Broast last inspected?

Mr.Broast has 8 inspections on record going back to September 18, 2017.

Mr.Broast vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 5% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.