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BIG BOWL

60 E OHIO ST · Chicago, IL 60611

Restaurant

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Out of Business for BIG BOWL on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Out of Business
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2595762

Location recorded for this inspection · BIG BOWL · 60 E OHIO ST

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

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Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

ComplaintFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
4
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1448016

Location recorded for this inspection · BIG BOWL · 60 E OHIO ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 8

    SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: OBSERVED HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE IN NEED OF REPAIR. FINAL RINSE GAUGE NOT WORKING. TEST STRIP WAS USED TO CHECK FINAL SANITIZING RINSE FOR READING OF 180F OR HIGHER. INDICATION WAS NO CHANGE TO STRIP COLOR. MUST REPAIR. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

  • 19

    OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED WITH GREASE CONTAINER LID COVERED WITH GREASE AND GREASE SPILLED ON GROUND AROUND CONTAINER. ALSO NOTED SEVERAL DUMPSTERS OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE IN SAME ENCLOSED COMMON AREA WITH COMPACTOR HAVING FOOD SPILLS ON AND AROUND IT. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE AREA AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: CLEAN FLOOR OF FOOD SPILLS BEHIND FRONT COOK LINE AND AT REAR PREP AREA.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LEAK AT FAUCET OF EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT FRONT COOK LINE. MUST REPAIR.

ComplaintPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
2
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1447631

Location recorded for this inspection · BIG BOWL · 60 E OHIO ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF PREP COOLERS AT FRONT OF FOOD SPILLS.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: CLEAN FLOOR AROUND ICE MACHINE AT REAR, REMOVE WATER KEEP DRY AT ALL TIMES.

CanvassPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
2
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1199320

Location recorded for this inspection · BIG BOWL · 60 E OHIO ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE LID FOR BAR ICE BIN.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: RUSTY, PEELING PAINT ON CEILING VENT ABOVE DISH AREA. MUST REMOVE.

CanvassPass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
2
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1322070

Location recorded for this inspection · BIG BOWL · 60 E OHIO ST

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 3

    POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN AT 52.3F, SHRIMP AT 47.4F, TOFU AT 55.9F, SHELL EGGS AT 55.6F, AND COOKED CHICKEN AT 47.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 6# OF FOOD WORTH $30. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE FLOOR OF THE DISHWASH AREA. MUST MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY.

CanvassPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1138217

Location recorded for this inspection · BIG BOWL · 60 E OHIO ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. SHELVES FOR CLEAN UTENSILS NOT CLEAN, DIRT BUILD-UP NOTED ON SIDES, INSTRUCTED MGR TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MISSING GROUT BETWEEN KITCHEN FLOOR TILES UNDER DISH MACHINE TRAPPING WASTE WATER, INSTRUCTED TO GROUT AND MAINTAIN.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: 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. MUST REPLACE TORN INSULATION AT WALK-IN COOLER PIPES.

CanvassPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
4
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
569491

Location recorded for this inspection · BIG BOWL · 60 E OHIO ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INNER METAL DOOR PANEL OF FRONT COOLER (CLOSER TO BATHROOM HALLWAY) IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE DOOR; A RUBBER DOOR GASKET AT 3-DOOR COOLER IS BENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: POOR FLOOR GROUTING AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF REAR COOKING/PREPPING AREA MUST BE ADDRESSED. ALL FLOORS MUST BE KEPT DRY, TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. FLOOR DRAIN UNDER ICE BIN AT THE BAR & UNDER SODA DISPENSER IN REAR MUST BE KEPT CLEAN ALSO. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALLS AROUND PREP STATIONS & AREAS AROUND GARBAGE BINS MUST BE FREE OF FOOD STAINS & MAINTAINED. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LEAKY FAUCET AT 2-COMP SINK MUST BE FIXED. 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.

ComplaintPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
205271

Location recorded for this inspection · BIG BOWL · 60 E OHIO ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING. WORN, STAINED WITH DEEP CUTS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. FRONT-LINE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOOR THROUGH OUT MUST BE KEPT DRY AND FREE OF DEBRIS.

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How results compare in ZIP 60611

511 of 642 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 1573666.

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