Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 25, 2018
• address6954 N Western Ave, Chicago 60645

Is Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse clean?

Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 25, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 25, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASHBOWL SINK AVAILABLE IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. MUST INSTALL WASHBOWL SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. MAINTAIN WASHBOWL SINK. DURING INSPECTION DOOR WAS LOCKED AND OUT OF ORDER SIGN WAS PLACED ON DOOR.CDPH TAG WAS PLACED ON DOOR.OBSERVED BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH WALK IN COOLER AND SEVERAL REACH IN FREEZERS AND TWO LARGE PREP TABLES. OBSERVED LARGE CONTAINERS OF SPICES FOR MEAT AND RUBBER GLOVES ON PREP TABLES. AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE INSTALLED IN BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
• ☠️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 • OBSERVED REAR DOOR NOT RODENTPROOF WITH 1/4 INCH GAP ON BOTTOM AND SIDES OF DOOR. REPAIR DOOR SO THAT THERE IS NOT 1/4 INCH GAPS AT BOTTOM OR SIDES OF DOOR AND DOOR IS COMPLETLY RODENTPROOF. DOOR HAS BEEN COMPLETLY RODENTPROOF SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • OBSERVED NO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT DATED 4/6/2017 DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B)
  * Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • OBSERVED NO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT DATED 4/6/2017 DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B)
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED BBQ SAUCES FOR SALE MUST HAVE NAME OF PRODUCT INGREDIENT LIST AND NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESTAURANT ON BOTTLE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED BBQ SAUCES FOR SALE MUST HAVE NAME OF PRODUCT INGREDIENT LIST AND NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESTAURANT ON BOTTLE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT KITCHEN IN MAIN COOKING LINE AND IN FRONT OF DISH AREA. REPLACE ALL CRACKED FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN FLOOR OF KITHCEN IN A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND REPLACE ALL NECESSARY GROUT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT KITCHEN IN MAIN COOKING LINE AND IN FRONT OF DISH AREA. REPLACE ALL CRACKED FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN FLOOR OF KITHCEN IN A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND REPLACE ALL NECESSARY GROUT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DRY FOOD STORAGE ON SHELVES IN REAR HALLWAY LEADING TO BASEMENT. FLOORS WALLS AND CEILINGS MUST BE FINISHED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION IN ORDER TO STORE FOOD IN THIS AREA. ALL FOOD WAS REMEOVED FROM THIS AREA DURING INSPECTION. ALL FOOD WAS MOVED TO BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA DURING INSPECTION.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DRY FOOD STORAGE ON SHELVES IN REAR HALLWAY LEADING TO BASEMENT. FLOORS WALLS AND CEILINGS MUST BE FINISHED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION IN ORDER TO STORE FOOD IN THIS AREA. ALL FOOD WAS REMEOVED FROM THIS AREA DURING INSPECTION. ALL FOOD WAS MOVED TO BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA DURING INSPECTION.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • OBSERVED SOUTH EAST ROOM OF BASEMENT CONTAINING STAFF WASHROOM NEEDS TO HAVE COMPLETE SEPARATION OF ALL EMPLOYEE ITEMS INCLUDING CLOTHS SHOES AND PERSONAL ITEMS INTERMINGLED WITH FOOD AND RESTAURANT ITEMS INCLUDING SPICES, TAKE OUT CONTAINERS ETC.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN STORAGE ROOM UNDER STAIRS OF BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ALL UNUSABLE RESTAURNAT EQUIPMENT AND STORE ALL REMIANING ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND 6 INCHES AWAY FROM WALL TO PREVENT INSECT AND RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse last inspected?

Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse has 9 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2013.

Rub's Backcountry Smokehouse vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 April 25, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.