Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Last inspected: Dec 6, 2018
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Score
Five Guys Burgers and Fries appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2011. Inspectors last stopped by on Dec 6, 2018. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme. Five Guys Burgers and Fries's record stops at Dec 6, 2018, more than two years back, so current conditions may differ.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around three violations each.
Across the inspection history, “food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded three times.
Compared to other Chicago restaurants (averaging 81), there's room to close the gap. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
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Inspections
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 6, 2018
Routine
3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS ARE SERVED INCLUDING BEEF. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILTY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE /PLAN AND TO MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Dec 20, 2017
Complaint
1 minor violation.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: NOTED LIGHT SHILDS UNDER HOT LINE HOOD AT FOOD PREP AREA GREASSY.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AT THIS AREA.
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Apr 11, 2017
Routine
3 minor violations.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE FROM 11:OOAM TO 11:46AM WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS GRILLED HAMBURGERS AND ETC WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. THIS ESTABLIHMENT STARTS PREPARING FOOD 8:00AM IN THE MORNING MANAGEMENT STATES.INQUIRED IF A CERTIFIED MANAGER WAS ON SITE AT 8:00 AM.MANAGEMENT STATED THERE WAS NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE TODAY FROM 8;00AM TO 11.46 AM. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: NOTED GREASY FRYER CABINETS UNDER FRYERS NEED CLEANING AT FRONT OF THE HOUSE LINE.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: FLOOR AT REAR KITCHEN AREA NEEDS CLEANING.
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Sep 15, 2016
Recent Inspection
4 minor violations.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FLOORS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS NOT CLEAN. ALSO,THE FLOOR IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA WAS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS, AND CUSTOMER DINING AREA, WITH UNKNOWN DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED STOPPER FOR 3-COMP SINK NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WASH COMPARTMENT STOPPER IS BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Linen: clean and soiled properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED LINEN STORED IMPROPERLY ON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZER WATER WHEN NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
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Sep 9, 2016
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirement during storage, preparation display and service
Inspector notes: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. 5 LBS OF COOKED BACON, AT 85.7F, VALUED AT $250. BACON WAS ORIGINALLY FROM A RAW STATE (OBSERVED RAW BACON STORED IN WALK IN COOLER), COOKED, THEN STORED UNDER THE COUNTER IN A PAPER TOWEL, TO BE SERVED WHEN ORDERED. NO EVIDENCE OF TIME/TEMP LOG, OR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES REGARDING THE BACON WAS AVAILABLE WHEN ASKED. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED BACON. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW, AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS HOT FOODS AT 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A).
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FLOORS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS NOT CLEAN. ALSO,THE FLOOR IN THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA WAS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS, AND CUSTOMER DINING AREA, WITH UNKNOWN DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED STOPPER FOR 3-COMP SINK NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WASH COMPARTMENT STOPPER IS BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Linen: clean and soiled properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED LINEN STORED IMPROPERLY ON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZER WATER WHEN NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
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Nov 16, 2015
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE DEEP FRYERS AND WHEELS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: LIGHT SHIELD AT REAR PREP/STAFF DINING AREA WITH LIQUID STAINS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: MECHANICAL DRAIN AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BY THE SWING DOOR IS LEAKING(MIDDLE COMPARTMENT)INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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Aug 8, 2014
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Aug 1, 2014
Complaint
3 minor violations.
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No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
Inspector notes: FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. OBSERVED ABOUT 25 FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS AT REAR DISHWASHING AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND SHELVING UNITS AT FRONT OF PREMISES AND BY DISHWASHING AREAS. FOUND FLOOR DRAINS NOT CLEAN BY 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: FOUND MOPS AND BROOMS NOT PROPERLY STORED.
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Jan 22, 2013
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: SWEEP FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER,DEBRIS.REMOVE GRIMES FROM FLOOR DRAINS IN FRONT OF BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP AND FOOD STAINS ON LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP/DISH ROOM
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: REPLACE(MIDDLE) DEAD LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD, BY THE BREAD SHELVE.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: URINAL IN MEN'S WASHROOM SLOWLY DRAINING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
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Mar 23, 2011
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF DETERGENT AND CHEMICAL HOSE DISPENSER ON #2 3COMP.SINK.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INSTRUCTED CLEAN DEBRIS AND STAINS ON CABINET STORAGE UNDER SODA MACHINE AT FRONT.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTERD TO CLEAN DEBRIS ON FLOORS AT REAR HALL SEAL OPENINGS ALONG WALLS AT SAME AREA.ALSO FLOOR DRAINS UNDER SODA MACHINE AT FRONT AND UNDER #2 3COMP.SINK IN REAR WITH DEBRIS NEEDS CLEANING.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: 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. INSTRUCTED TO REPAR DRIPPING FAUCET JOINT ON 3COMP.SINK SPRAYER.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: 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. MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Five Guys Burgers and Fries last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Five Guys Burgers and Fries on file is from Dec 6, 2018. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Five Guys Burgers and Fries?
Across the inspection record, “food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
Has Five Guys Burgers and Fries' inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Five Guys Burgers and Fries have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Five Guys Burgers and Fries means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
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