The Great American Bagel

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 1, 2018
• address1154 W Madison St, Chicago 60607

Is The Great American Bagel clean?

The Great American Bagel is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 1, 2018. 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 The Great American Bagel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 1, 2018, 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) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE FORM 1B OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2.501.11 NO CLEAN UP KIT AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE KIT & PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT INVOLVE THE DISCHARGE OF FECAL VOMITUS MATTER ONTO SURFACES IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4.302.12 (A)(B) MUST PROVIDE WORKING METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ONSITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3.302.12 MUST LABEL ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4.501.11 MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON PREP COOLER ON WALL, IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4.601.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6.201.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS (CORNERS) THROUGHOUT REAR PREP, WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER, AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6.303.11 MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6.303.11 MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367 ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.

When was The Great American Bagel last inspected?

The Great American Bagel has 9 inspections on record going back to September 29, 2014.

The Great American Bagel vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 November 1, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.