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ARBY'S ROAST BEEF

7807 S CICERO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60652 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

ARBY'S ROAST BEEF has been inspected 22 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since September 17, 2010. The most recent inspection, on August 8, 2025, found no infractions.

4 of 22 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on January 10, 2024. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 3 times on May 20, 2020. For example: PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on December 11, 2018. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on December 11, 2018. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 20 times across 10 separate inspections, most recently on September 19, 2022. For example: FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

22 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • PIC WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF RECIPROCITY. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • NO ONE ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS SUCH AS ROAST BEEF, CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • INTEROR BOTTOM OF FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE/FOOD DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. CAULKING REMNANTS NOTED ON TOP SURFACE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN ENTIRE SURFACE OF SINK CLEAN
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • CAULKING ON WALL ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ROUGH, UNEVEN SURFACES. INSTD TO HAVE CAULKING SMOOTH, EVEN SURFACE SO AS BE EASILY CLEANABLE.
  3. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN THE COUNTER TOPS,PREP STATION TO REMOVE SPILLS AMD/OR DEBRIS.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED LEAKY PIPES UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGH OUT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNER TO REMOVE SPILLS, GREASE AND/OR DEBRIS.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLER ON DUTY WITH EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  4. Complaint

    2 infractions

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • CAULKING BEING USED AT INTERIOR PERIMETER OF ICE MACHINE PANEL. INSTD TO REMOVE CAULKING, ONLY FOOD GRADE MATERIAL TO BE USED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MOP BEING STORED IN SOILED WATER IN BUCKET. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY AFTER USE TO DRY.
  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE 3 COMPARTMENT DRAIN IN THE REAR AREA WHEN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS DRAINED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND HAVE SINK DRAINING PROPERLY. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY
  7. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • NO ONE ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • NO ONE ON SITE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS SUCH AS ROAST BEEF, CHICKEN AND HOT CHEESE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • DOOR HANDLES TO REACH IN FREEZER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ANY BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING IN CORNERS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE ANY DEBRIS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  8. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FOOD ROLLING CARTS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED UPPER WALL AREAS IN PREP AREA ON ICE MACHINE SIDE AND DISHWASHING AREA NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  9. Canvass

    0 infractions

  10. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 21. PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED APPROX 1/2 LB OF ROAST BEFF INSIDE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 126.0F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN HOT( TCS) FOODS AT 135.0F OR HIGHER.FOOD HANDLER REMOVED AND DISCARDED AT COST APPROX $5.00-COS.PRIORITY VIOLATION ISSUED
    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURES OF (TCS) FOODS INSIDE PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. APPROX 4-LBS OF BEEF BRISKET AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 57.0F, 3-LBS OF TURKEY AT 47.0F, 1.20-LBS OF GRYO MEAT AT 50.0F,3-LBS OF CORN BEEF AT 52.0F,1-LBS SLICED TOMATOES AT 55.0F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. ALL FOODS REMOVED AND DISCARDED BY (PIC) AT COST APPROX $75.00-COS. PRIORITY VIOLATION ISSUED
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED PREP COOLER BEING USED MAINTAINING IMPROPER AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46.9F. INSTRUCTED TO USE ADDITIONAL COOLER ON SITE THATS 41.0F. COOLER WILL BE TAGED HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE HEALTH DEPT. PRIORITY VIOLATION ISSUED
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FOOD ROLLING CARTS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED UPPER WALL AREAS IN PREP AREA ON ICE MACHINE SIDE AND DISHWASHING AREA NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  11. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DAMAGED TILES ALONG BASEBOARDS UNDER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND CRACKED BASEBOARDS ALONG WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TOR REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DUST, DIRT, AND DEBRIS ALONG WALLS UNDER ICE MACHINE, AROUND WATER HEATER, UNDER PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
  12. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE BACK PREP AREA ALONG THE EAST WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  13. Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • NO PROCEDURE FOR CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEA. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • NO SPLASHGUARD ON HAND WASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED CAULK ON INTERIOR SIDE PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SO AS SURFACE TO BE DURABLE, CORROSION RESISTANT, AND NON ABSORBANT.
  14. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  15. Complaint

    3 infractions

    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • OBSERVED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT#2059907 DATE 6/8/2017. VIOLATION #38 NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR WHERE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EXPOSED HANDSINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN SAME AREA.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED THE WALL AROUND THE REAR MOP SINK IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/RECAULK.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THE REAR NOZZLE AT THE REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  16. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (BEEF, TURKEY, ETC). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION 7-38-012A.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • PAPER TOWEL LINING ON INTERIOR OF SMALL PREP COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • LIGHTSHIELD IN MAIN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR WHERE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED. INSTD TO PROVIDE EXPOSED HANDSINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN SAME AREA.
  17. Complaint

    1 infraction

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED THE FLOOR BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS.
  18. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED THE SIDE SLICER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED.ALSO CLEAN INSIDE CABINETS UNDER TH SODA MACHINE.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER THE OVEN NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED DUSTY VENT COVERS IN BOTH RESTROOMS, AND IN DINING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO REPLACE ALL WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA. CLEAN WALL BEHIND 2 COMP. SINK ALSO.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED THE 2 COMP. SINK LEAKING AT LOWER PIPE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  19. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • FOUND RUST ON THE REAR STORAGE RACKS BY THE MOPSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT FREEZER, THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLERAND THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FOUND THE FLOORS AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOLERS, HOT WATER TANK AND IN THE CORNERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • FOUND THE VENTS AND CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • FOUND MISSING WALL TILES FROM THE LOWER WALLS BY THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK (ON THE RIGHT WALL IF FACING THE 3-COMP.) AND ACROSS FROM THE 3-COMP. UNDER THE ELECTRICAL CABINETS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • FOUND A LEAK UNDER THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT (IF FACING) OF THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
  20. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR FREEZER.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN WALL BEHIND OVEN AND AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • CLEAN INSIDE OF LIGHT SHIELDS.
  21. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED. WORN, DEEP CUTS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. THRESHOLD AT REAR DOOR IN NEED OF ADJUSTMENT. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  22. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.

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