BADOU SENEGALESE CUISINE.

Chicago Health Dept

2049 W HOWARD ST · WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2023.

7 inspections on record since 2019 · Last inspected Apr 2023.

Last inspected Apr 2023. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
VIOLATIONS
22
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
APR 2023

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 3
2023
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF UNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND LITTER. REMOVE ALL ITEMS NOT PERTAINING TO BUSSINESS. REMOVE OUTDOOR GRILL FROM INSIDE FOOD PREPARTION AREA.

Minor Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED ALL FLOORS NEED TO BE CLEANED ESPECIALLY UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, GREASE TRAP AND MOP SINK. MAINTAIN FLOORS IN A CLEAN CONDITION IN ORDER TO MONITOR FOR PEST ISSUES.

JUN 10
2022
PASS · 0 violations
JUN 9
2022
FAIL 3 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-501.111 STILL OBSERVED SEVERAL DROPPINGS 15 TO 20 THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, ON FRONT WINDOW SILL, ON WALL LEDGE AT DISH AREA, BEHIND METAL RACL SHELVING, BEHIND TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13 INTERIOR OF THE BOX FREEZER WITH GREASE AT DOOR SEAL.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. ALL SHELVING, ALL SURFACES, ALL EQUIPMENT, AND MICROWAVE THROUGHOUT WITH GREASE MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-201.11 WALL VENT COVER INSIDE AND OUT AT HVAC AND ON WALL ABOVE FREEZER WITH GREASE. MUST CLEAN.----OPEN COVING BEHIND THE BOX FREEZER AND TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST SEAL.

JUN 2
2022
FAIL 8 violations 2 CRITICAL
Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED MICE INFESTATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. OVER 300 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FRONT WINDOW SILL, DINING ROOM SHELVING, REAR KITCHEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT, UNDER ALL-METAL RACK SHELVING, AND BEHIND ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS. ON STEAM TABLE SHELVING, ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS AT THE REAR DISH AND MOP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPING, SANITIZE ALL AREAS, AND HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR MICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED LID OF THE BOX FREEZER BROKEN/CRACKED AND SEALED/REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING ON THE COOKS LINE.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS CONTAINERS FOR FOODS/SPICES ON THE COOKS LINE.----ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING METAL RACK STORAGE SHELVING WITH DIRT AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN ALL.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

DAMAGED BASEBOARD COVING THROUGHOUT THE DISH AREA, COVING NOT ATTACHED TO THE WALL AND A LARGE OPEN GAP NOTED AT WALL. MUST SEAL.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

WALL NEXT TO THE COOKS LINE WITH FOOD SPLATTER. FLOORS BEHIND THE BOX FREEZER, TALL REACH-IN COOLER, AND FREEZER WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. WALL VENT COVER AT HVAC CLOSET WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. FLOORS UNDER ALL SHELVING, THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, MOP SINK, REAR DISH AREA STORAGE WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN ALL.

Critical Pest Activity
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OUTDOOR BBQ GRILL MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.----ALL CLUTTER, OLD FURNITURE, RUGS ETC ON THE REAR PATIO MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.

AUG 10
2021
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

FOUND POTS AND PANS NOT STORED PROPERLY.MUST STORE INVERTED.

Serious Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN BY DEEP FRYER AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

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SEP 29
2020
PASS 4 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE RAILS OF THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH HEAVY DIRT, GRIME AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST ALSO CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF SAME AND THE REFRIGERATION UNIT USED FOR STORAGE WITH SPILLS DIRTY SHELVES, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NOTED WASH ROOM ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLE AND NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CAN WITH LID AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOM AND UNISEX WASH ROOM

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AD UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AROUND THE COOKING STOVE AND BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS.

NOV 29
2019
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. MUST PROVIDE. 7-30-010. MUST PROVIDE.

Critical Other
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND MISSING ITEMS INSIDE VOMIT SPILL KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE INSTALLED AT MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST PROVIDE WHERE IT CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

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