The Burger Bar

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 22, 2011
• address622 E 71St St, Chicago 60619

Is The Burger Bar clean?

The Burger Bar is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 22, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at The Burger Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 22, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️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 • NOTED IMPROPER PEST CONTROL. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE HOT WATER HEATER CLOSET IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO NOTED BAIT STATION TURNED OVER WITH OPEN BAIT SPILLED ONTO THE FLOOR. MUST REMOVE OPEN BAIT AND PROPERLY APPLY. ALSO, PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IN THE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ARE MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD AND INCLUDE DATES FROM 11/2010. MUST PROVIDE A COMPLETE AND UPDATED PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE NOT RODENT PROOF. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH OPENING IN GARBAGE RECEPTACLE THAT PREVENTS CAN FROM BEING COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. MUST REPLACE LID. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE NOT RODENT PROOF. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH OPENING IN GARBAGE RECEPTACLE THAT PREVENTS CAN FROM BEING COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. MUST REPLACE LID. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES AND THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOK LINE. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPLACE ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR HALLWAY AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPLACE ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR HALLWAY AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS BEHIND THE COOKLINE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS BEHIND THE COOKLINE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR BROKEN VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE COOKLINE. MUST REPAIR THE BROKEN COLD WATER HANDLE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE VENT COVER IN THE WASHROOM. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD AT THE MOP SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM TO PROTECT WASHBOWL FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST STORE ALL SOILED WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST STORE ALL SOILED WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

When was The Burger Bar last inspected?

The Burger Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2010.

The Burger Bar vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, 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 December 22, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.