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TBAAR

1223 W DEVON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60660 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

TBAAR has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since May 17, 2018. The most recent inspection, on November 19, 2024, found no infractions.

2 of 6 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, Protecting food from contamination and Food source, labelling and allergens.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 2 times on November 3, 2022. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • 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 November 12, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded once on November 3, 2022. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • 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 September 16, 2019. 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 once on May 18, 2018. For example: REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

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.

6 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE WASH COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM DIRTY WASH BASIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER UNDER THE WHEELS OF THE REAR ONE DOOR COOLER. ANY LINERS MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • INTERIOR OF THE FRONT PREP TWO DOOR COOLER REPAIRED WITH METALLIC DUCT TAPE IE: INTERIOR DOOR, TOP PORTION OF DOOR, RUBBER DOOR GASKETS. MUST MAKE ANY REPAIRS NECESSARY TO COOLER AND ALL SURFACES BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.----FLOOR UNDER THE FRONT PREP ONE COMPARTMENT SINK NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 11-3-23 REPORT #2566500 NOT CORRECTED. #16- SOME AREAS IN THE UPPER BIN OF THE ICE MACHINE NEEDS CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.#37- ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS, INCLUDING FOOD ADDITIVES MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME. #49--INTERIOR CABINET UNDER THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK AND SURROUNDING SHELVING AT THE FRONT PREP SMALL DAIRY COOLER WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED DIRTY CLOTH CURTAINS SEPARATING THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #54- MUST PROVIDE A WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR SOILED PAPER TOWELS AT THE REAR PREP HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  3. Canvass

    9 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • SOME AREAS IN THE UPPER BIN OF THE ICE MACHINE NEEDS CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS, INCLUDING FOOD ADDITIVES MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST PROVIDE ENOUGH SINK STOPPERS TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ADEQUATELY.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE COOLERS. IT MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS A LINER FOR SHELVING INSIDE THE COOLERS. LINERS, IF NEEDED, MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----INTERIOR CABINET UNDER THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK AND SURROUNDING SHELVING AT THE FRONT PREP SMALL DAIRY COOLER WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED DIRTY CLOTH CURTAINS SEPARATING THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • MUST PROVIDE A WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR SOILED PAPER TOWELS AT THE REAR PREP HAND WASHING SINK.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • A SOILED MOP HEAD WAS NOTED STORED INSIDE DIRTY MOP WATER. MUST PROPERLY STORE INVERTED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • THE FOLLOWING NEEDS CLEANING: THE BACKSPLASH AT THE FRONT PREP FRUIT COOLER. WALL AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK BACKSPLASH AND LEFT WALL NEAR GARBAGE CONTAINER AND EXIT DOOR. FLOORS UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER SHELVING IN THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS DRAIN COVERS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
  4. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AT PREMISES(VOMIT SPILL KIT). PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010. MUST PROVIDE.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005. MUST PROVIDE.
  5. License

    3 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED ON BOTH SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. REMOVE/RELOCATE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER BY ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA HOT WATER TANK AND FURNACE AREA INSTALLED AT CEILING ABOVE THE FOOD STORAGE. PROVIDE A SCREEN WINDOW AT EAST WALL INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE AREA.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • REMOVE UNKNOWN MATERIAL AROUND DRAIN STOPPERS INSIDE THE COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS.
  6. License

    0 infractions

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