Rib Bazaar

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedMay 23, 2012
• address5419 W Madison St, Chicago 60644

Is Rib Bazaar clean?

Rib Bazaar is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 23, 2012. 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 Rib Bazaar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • OBSERVED WALK IN COOLER AT 47.0F & NEED TO HAVE OTHER COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 40 OR BELOW.
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON SITE.MUST PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER.
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA & MAINTAIN.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK PIPE LEAKING HEAVILY.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • MUST PROVIDE SOAP & TOWELS AT HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • MUST PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK.OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MORE THAN 100 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN INSIDE CABINETS OF ALL DEEP FRYERS,LOWER COUNTER,LOWER SHELF OF TABLE & ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE BEHIND SMALL PREP TABLE,ON SHELVING UNITS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE.ALSO POISON ON FLOOR UNDER 3- COMP SINK.ALSO FRONT,REAR & REAR SCREEN DOORS ARE NOT TIGHT FITTING.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOORS.PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • MUST REMOVE TALL WEEDS & TRASH,UNUSED ARTICLES FROM REAR YARD & MAINTAIN.MUST PROVIDE A OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • MUST REMOVE TALL WEEDS & TRASH,UNUSED ARTICLES FROM REAR YARD & MAINTAIN.MUST PROVIDE A OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock • MUST PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS FOR 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Toilet Rooms Enclosed Clean, Provided With Hand Cleanser, Sanitary Hand Drying Devices And Proper Waste Receptacles • MUST PROVIDE SOAP & TOWELS AT HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM.
  Toilet Rooms Enclosed Clean, Provided With Hand Cleanser, Sanitary Hand Drying Devices And Proper Waste Receptacles • MUST PROVIDE SOAP & TOWELS AT HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LID IN POOR REPAIR ON CHEST FREEZER,WORN CUTTING BOARD,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLER,DAMAGED VENT COVER IN LOBBY.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN FREEZER.MUST HAVE WOOD SURFACES IN WALK IN COOLER SMOOTH & EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST REMOVE CARD BOARD FROM SURFACES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LID IN POOR REPAIR ON CHEST FREEZER,WORN CUTTING BOARD,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLER,DAMAGED VENT COVER IN LOBBY.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN FREEZER.MUST HAVE WOOD SURFACES IN WALK IN COOLER SMOOTH & EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST REMOVE CARD BOARD FROM SURFACES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM DEEP FRYERS,GRILL TABLE,WHEEL BASES,PREP COOLER,FILTERS,PIPES, WALL OUTLET COVERS,B.B.Q. PIT,COAL BINS,WINDOW SILLS,OVEN,CAN OPENER BLADE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING & DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED,BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR AT FRONT & REAR DOORS& ALONG WALL BASES IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING & DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED,BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR AT FRONT & REAR DOORS& ALONG WALL BASES IN FRONT PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BRICK WALL IN PREP AREA NOT SMOOTH & EASILY CLEANABLE,DAMAGED & MISSING WALL TRIM ,WALL BASES & WALL PANEL IN PREP AREAS,WALK IN COOLER & WHERE NEEDED.MUST GROUT WALLS IN TOILET ROOM.MUST SEAL WINDOWS IN LOBBY AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BRICK WALL IN PREP AREA NOT SMOOTH & EASILY CLEANABLE,DAMAGED & MISSING WALL TRIM ,WALL BASES & WALL PANEL IN PREP AREAS,WALK IN COOLER & WHERE NEEDED.MUST GROUT WALLS IN TOILET ROOM.MUST SEAL WINDOWS IN LOBBY AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS & END CAPS IN PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON HOSE FOR B.B.Q. PIT.

When was Rib Bazaar last inspected?

Rib Bazaar has 3 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2012.

Rib Bazaar vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 May 23, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.