Blackwood BBQ
962 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 · Lakeview · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2017-10-05
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2017-10-05
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training serious 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling serious 1×
Inspection History
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST FINISH WALL AND CEILING SURROUNDING SODA MACHINE IN BASEMENT TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST CLEAN PARTICULATE MATTER FROM FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS OF THE BASEMENT.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST CLEAN OILY DARK RESIDUE ACCUMULATING ON THE VENTILATION ABOVE THE SMOKER. MUST REPAIR WALLS IN REAR BASEMENT ROOM WHERE DRYWALL HAS BEEN CUT INTO AND REMOVED IN SEVERAL PLACES FOR REPAIRS.
2017-01-11 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 4 ▾
serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF, MAC AND CHEESE, CHICKEN) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED THAT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE, WITH ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED, AT ALL TIME...
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
PREPACKAGED COOKIES FOR SALE AT THE FRONT COUNTER DO NOT HAVE PROPER LABELS. ALL PREPACKAGED FOODS MUST HAVE PROPER LABELS, INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURER'S ADDRESS, INGREDIENTS AND NET WEIGHT.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED AN EXPOSED HANDSINK WITHOUT PROPER SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE, DIRECTLY NEXT TO A FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA (NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT). ALSO NOTED THE REAR (DISH WASHING AREA) EXPOSED HANDSINK WITHOUT PROPER SPLASH GUARDS ON ...
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED A PILE OF WOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL MATERIALS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
1 ▾
serious Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR MEAT SMOKING PROCESS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CDPH AND APPROVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).SOP FOR SMOKING OPERATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVAL WAS GRANTED BY CDPH.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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