That's A Burger

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 30, 2019
• address8301 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617

Is That's A Burger clean?

That's A Burger is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 30, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at That's A Burger?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP HEAD, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES)ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A DISCLOSURE AND A REMINDER LOCATED ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW (BEEF BURGERS). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGN AND ADD A DISCLOSURE AND A REMINDER ON ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW (BEEF BURGERS). PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO TAKE TEMPERATURES OF HOT AND COLD FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-601.11 OBSERVED NO INGREDIENT LABELS FOR THE PREPACKAGED DESSERTS THAT ARE FOR SALE AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE INGREDIENT LABELS FOR ALL PREPACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE. • 3-602.11(B:5) OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN WARNING LABELS FOR PREPACKAGED DESSERTS THAT ARE FOR SALE AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN WARNING LABELS FOR ALL PREPACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED TOILET COVER MISSING ON THE TOILET. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED MINOR ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE VENT LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was That's A Burger last inspected?

That's A Burger has 8 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2015.

That's A Burger vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 30, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.