Piggyback Bbq

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 30, 2016
• address176 N Wells St, Chicago 60606

Is Piggyback Bbq clean?

Piggyback Bbq is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 30, 2016. 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 Piggyback Bbq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED.NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED AT THIS UPON INSPECTION. NO PROOF OF ENROLLMENT FOR CLASS AVAILABLE.( ,IE BEEF BRISKET, PREPING CHICKEN, PREPARING FOOD ORDERS DURING INSPECTION,ETC). SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED ICE DISPENSE OF PEPSI POP MACINE NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.ALSO EXPOSE HAND SINK IN REAR PREP NOT CLEANOF DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.MUST CLEAN
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • CEILING LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED IN REAR PREP AREA.MST INSTALL
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED LEAKY PIPE UNDER 1 COMP SINK ON LEFT AT 3- COMP SINK.MUST REPAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER,( RUGS BOXES,ETC) IN DOORWAY TO HOT WATER TANK ROOM.UNABLE TO INSPECT ROOM.MUST REMOVE CLUTTER OF ANYTHING NOT USING.MUST ORGANIZE AREA TO PREVENT ANY HAIDING AREAS FOR PEST.

When was Piggyback Bbq last inspected?

Piggyback Bbq has 5 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2015.

Piggyback Bbq vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 June 30, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.