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BURGER KING #244

3728 S ARCHER AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60632 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

BURGER KING #244 has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 29, 2010. The most recent inspection, on March 5, 2015, found no infractions.

1 of 8 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: Food temperature control, Pests and Protecting food from contamination.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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.

  • 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 July 28, 2014. For example: REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 20, 2012. For example: OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

  • 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 June 20, 2012. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • 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 12 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on July 28, 2014. For example: PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 7 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on July 28, 2014. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS 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.

8 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint

    3 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED BROKEN AND CRACKED FLOOR TILES. OBSERVED NO GROUT AROUND SOME TILES. ALL BROKEN TILES NEED TO BE REPLACED AND ALL FLOOR TILES MUST BE GROUTED SO THAT FLOOR IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER WITHIN WALK IN COOLER AND OTHER REACH IN COOLERS WITHIN ESTABLISHMENT. MAKE SURE ALL REFRIGERATORS HAVE WORKING, EASILY READABLE, THERMOMETERS AT ALL TIMES.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED BACK DRY STORAGE AREA AROUND MOP SINK IN NEED OF ORGANIZATION TO BETTER PROTECT FOOD. ORGANIZE DRY STORAGE SHELVES SO THAT FOOD IS PROTECTED AND TOOLS AND SIGNS ARE STORED ON SEPARATE SHELVES.
  3. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY REPORT FROM 7/3/12 REPORT 1202346 NOT DISPLAYED OR VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. INSTD MGR MUST DO SO AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010B SERIOUS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS NEED DETAILED CLEANING, FREE OF EXCESSIVE GREASE.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CRACKED/MISSING FLOOR TILES AND WORN GROUT LINE AROUND FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR SAME SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE. FLOOR AND FLOOR DRAIN UNDER SELF SERVICE BEVERAGE STATION NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE, DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • WALL TILES BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, LOOSE, CRACKED, AND MISSING GROUT. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR LEAK AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET.
  4. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREP AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-012.
  5. TWO PEOPLE ATE AND GOT SICK.

    5 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • THE LARGE STANDING ICE MACHINE HAS BLACK MOLD AND LINE BUILDUP INSIDE TOP AND BOTTON OF THE UNIT. UNIT IS TAGGED DO NOT USE UNTIL HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED. WHEN CLEAN FAX LETTER TO CDPH 312_746 4240 FOR INSPECTION OF THE UNIT. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-005(A).
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • FOUND OUT SIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT COVERED,TOPS ARE IN POOR CONDITION THEY ARE RIPPED, CHEWED AND TORN NOT RODENT PROOFED ,GARBAGE ON THE GROUND AROUND THE GREASE DUMPSTER AND GARBAGE DUMPSTER A SOURCE OF FOOD FOR THE RODENTS. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UP THE AREAS AND HAVE GARBAGE DUMPSTER TOPS REPLACED SO THEY WILL BE RODENT PROOFED.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • THE WALKIN FREEZER CONDENSER IN POOR REPAIR WHEN ON DEFROST WATER GOES OUTSIDE OF THE UNIT ONTO THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE IT.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYERS. HOODS AND FILTRES ABOVE HAS DUST BUILDUP.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • REPLACE THE LIGHT AND LIGHT BULB IN THE WALKIN FREEZER.
  6. Complaint Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN VENTILATION VENTS
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER DEEP FRYERS,WALK IN FREEZER.MUST GROUT FLOOR THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPES THROUGHOUT.MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.
  7. Short Form Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • FRONT DOUBLE DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF (INBETWEEN) AND ALSO REAR EXIT DOOR WITH APPROX 1INCH GAP AT BOTTOM RT CORNER. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING AND NO DAYLIGHT TO BE SEEN. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN VENTILATION VENTS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER DEEP FRYERS,WALK IN FREEZER.MUST GROUT FLOOR THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPES THROUGHOUT.MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.
  8. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN VENTILATION VENTS.
    • 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.MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER DEEP FRYERS,WALK IN FREEZER.MUST GROUT FLOOR THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
    • 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.MUST SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPES THROUGHOUT.MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS IN DINING AREA & WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.MILK PREP COOLER.

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