Son Of A Beef

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 4, 2015
• address2524 S California Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Son Of A Beef clean?

Son Of A Beef is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Son Of A Beef?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • INADEQUATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL-OBSERVED SEWAGE AND BLACK SLUDGE SUBSTANCE BACKING UP ON FLOOR IN SEVERAL AREAS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL PLUMBER FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. NO FOOD PREPARATION OR STORAGE IN BASEMENT DURING INSPECTION. 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 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS IN FURNACE ROOM, 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG WALLS IN NORTHEAST CORNER NEAR COFFEE MACHINE, 8 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN SOUTHWEST CORNER NEAR PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED, FAUCET DOES NOT REACH ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL EXTENDING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED, FAUCET DOES NOT REACH ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL EXTENDING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS IN BASEMENT, ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN FOOD PREP AND FURNACE ROOM AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS IN BASEMENT, ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN FOOD PREP AND FURNACE ROOM AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REMOVE PEELING SURFACES AND REPAIR WALLS IN WASHROOM. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REMOVE PEELING SURFACES AND REPAIR WALLS IN WASHROOM. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. ORGANIZE REACH-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES.

When was Son Of A Beef last inspected?

Son Of A Beef has 5 inspections on record going back to September 11, 2014.

Son Of A Beef vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 4, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.