Philly Bros

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 3, 2020
• address734 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Philly Bros clean?

Philly Bros is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 3, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Philly Bros?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED(BEEF,CHICKEN ETC). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED THE COOK WITH GLOVED HANDS HANDLING RAW MEAT(BEEF) PUT THEM ON TOP THE FLAT GRILL TO COOK,THEN HE WENT TO THE HANDWASHING SINK TOOK FEW SQUIRT OF HANDS SANITIZER ON HIS GLOVED HANDS AND RETURNED IN PREP AREA TO PREP.I STOPPED THE COOK. INFORMED MANAGER ON WHAT TOOK PLACE.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GLOVES PRIOR TO WASH HAND,MUST NOT SUBSTITUTE SOAP WITH HAND SANITIZER TO WASH HANDS. INFORMED MANAGER OF HANDWASHING PROCEDURE. MANAGER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECT BOTTOM FRONT DOOR WITH A 1/4" OF GAP.REPAIR
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTH ON TOP SHELF. MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. ON 9-4-2020 ISSUE CORRECTED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • ICE BUILD UP AT CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER AT SECOND FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.REMOVE AND PROVIDE A RAISED SHELF ON 9-4-2020 CRATES REMOVED FROM PREMISES • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD NOR ALUMINUM FOIL AS SHELF LINERS. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER DEEP FRYERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • BURNED LIGHT BULBS AT SECOND FLOOR STORAGE ABOVE REFRIGERATION UNITS,REPLACE
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • BURNED LIGHT BULBS AT SECOND FLOOR STORAGE ABOVE REFRIGERATION UNITS,REPLACE

When was Philly Bros last inspected?

Philly Bros has 4 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2020.

Philly Bros vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 September 3, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.