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BP GAS

5901 S PULASKI RD, CHICAGO, IL 60629 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

BP GAS has been inspected 3 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since October 12, 2011. The most recent inspection, on May 2, 2024, recorded 11 infractions.

None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.

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.

  • 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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 2, 2024. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 2, 2024. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • 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 May 2, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • 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 once on May 2, 2024. For example: WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 4 times on May 2, 2024. For example: PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

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.

3 inspections

  1. License

    11 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • OBSERVED NO PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING AND ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH CERTIFIED MANAGER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012.
    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO COPIES OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COPIES OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN COPIES ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN POLICY FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AND MISSING REQUIRED CLEAN-UP MATERIALS ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN POLICY AND REQUIRED MATERIALS FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND NO HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AND WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FUNCTIONING HANDWASHING SINK WITH HOT/COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN ALL FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD DISPENSING, AND WAREWASHING AREAS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C).
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • NO PROBE THERMOMETER ON-SITE FOR MEASURING FOOD TEMPERATURES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FUNCTIONING PROBE THERMOMETER FOR MEASURING FOOD TEMPERATURES AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AND READILY ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED NO PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN FRONT FOOD PREP/WAREWASHING AREA AND PUBLIC (3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND NON-SELFSERVICE PIZZA OVEN IN FRONT PUBLIC AREA). INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND PIZZA OVEN TO REAR AREA INACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC TO PREVENT PERSONS UNNECESSARY TO FOOD OPERATIONS FROM ACCESSING FOOD PREPARATION/WAREWASHING AREAS AND EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION TEST STRIPS ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION TEST STRIPS TO MEASURE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION CORRESPONDING TO SANITIZER USED FOR WAREWASHING AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED METAL CLAMP TOOL USED AS A LEVER TO CONTROL THE INSTALLED BIDET IN THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE METAL CLAMP AND REPLACE WITH FIXTURE THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM TO BE UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER FOR ALL WASTE RECEPTACLES IN WOMEN'S AND UNISEX RESTROOMS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLING STAFF WITH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING STAFF AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  2. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE POLICY AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • NO HAND DRYING PROVISION (DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS) AT HANDWASH SINK.IN TOILET ROOM. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • MISSING FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE. INSTD TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
  3. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. CEILING TILES IN NEED OF REPLACING WHERE STAINED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST REACH ALL COMPARTMENTS.

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