Smokey's Bbq

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2014
• address5481 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60630

Is Smokey's Bbq clean?

Smokey's Bbq is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 21, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Smokey's Bbq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2014, 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 CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (RIBS, PORK, ETC.) ARE HANDLED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER WITH ORGINIAL CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES WITH CERTIFICATE POSTED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CONDENSER OF 3-DOOR PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AROUND MOP SINK AND REAR SEATING ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AROUND MOP SINK AND REAR SEATING ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING AT BASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • DIGITAL METAL STEM THERMOMETER OUT OF BATTERIES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WORKING BATTERIES FOR THERMOMETER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • DIGITAL METAL STEM THERMOMETER OUT OF BATTERIES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WORKING BATTERIES FOR THERMOMETER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • BASEMENT FLOOR CLUTTERED (T.V.'S, UNUSED REGISTERS, WINDOWS, ETC.). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE, MUST BE ABLE TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL ITEMS.

When was Smokey's Bbq last inspected?

Smokey's Bbq has 8 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2010.

Smokey's Bbq vs Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 October 21, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.