BLACK BEETLE BAR & GRILL

Aug 14, 2025

0 violations

Aug 7, 2025

12 violations

Key Violations:

|FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER LID ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP MUST BE REMOVED, CLEANED, AND MAINTAINED.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED);;|KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED);;25|CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD - Comments: MANAGER STATES THAT THEY HAVE FOOD ITEMS ON THE MENU THAT CAN BE CONSUMED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED.OBSERVED NO REMINDER ASTERISKING THE FOOD ITEMS ON MENU MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005);;3|MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF PATIO DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN BASEMENT AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP IN PREP AREA.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST REMOVE OR REPLACE DEEP GROOVES ON CUTTING BOARD ON TOPSIDE OF PREP COOLER IN PREP AREA.;;54|GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP & BAR AREA.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA.;;57|ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR SOME EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.;;58|ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR SOME FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Dec 3, 2024

4 violations

Key Violations:

|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED LOW LIGHTING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BRIGHTER LIGHTING AS A SOURCE OF BEING ABLE TO SEE BETTER WHEN CLEANING AND MAINTAINING THE FOOD SERVICE AREA.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON THE METAL SHELVING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL SHELVING IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS UNDER AND AROUND THE EQUIPMENT IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING

Dec 8, 2023

1 violations

Key Violations:

16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLACK SLIME RESIDUE ON THE CORNER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO SCHEDULE A DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.

Jun 10, 2022

1 violations

Key Violations:

57|ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

Jun 3, 2022

3 violations

Key Violations:

38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 65 RAT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE STAIRS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.;;57|ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.;;58|ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.

Aug 13, 2019

6 violations

Key Violations:

10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS IN HAND WASHING SINKS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.;;39|CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.;;43|IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DIRT ON CEILING LIGHT SHIELD COVERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UPON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND FRONT BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

May 30, 2017

5 violations

Key Violations:

30|FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: OBSERVED FISH STORED DIRECTLY IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF THE REACH-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS TO PROPERLY STORE MEATS AND FOOD ITEMS AT ALL TIMES.;;32|FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE A LID OR COVER FOR THE CONSUMABLE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR TO PROTECT ICE IN BETWEEN USE.;;32|FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE GASKETS OF THE DEEP FREEZER WHERE FRENCH FRIES ARE STORED LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN GASKETS.;;33|FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE CONTAINER WHERE CHIPS ARE STORED IN. THE EXTERIOR IS SOILED AND MUST BE DETAIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED.;;35|WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: THE WALL BEHIND THE SPRAYER SINK NEXT TO THE DISHMACHINE IN THE KITCHEN IS DETERIORATING AND HAS A BLACK SUBSTANCE ALONG THE WALL THAT MUST BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED.

Apr 13, 2016

0 violations

Apr 6, 2016

4 violations

Key Violations:

24|DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED - Comments: ONE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED,WHEN LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE RELEASE WATER,WASTE WATER BACKS -UP INTO THE SINK.ALSO OBSERVED SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER FROM UNDER THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE , SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030;;32|FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REACH-IN WHITE FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT EXTERIOR SURFACE IS EXTREMELY RUSTY UNABLE TO CLEAN,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR REPLACE DOORS.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE;;34|FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: UNEVEN /BROKEN CEMENT FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.FLOOR MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE WOOD FLOOR BY THE BAR NOT STEADY INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL.;;35|WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: BROKEN /DIRTY CAULKING BETWEEN THE WALL AND WASH BOWLS IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOM NEED TO REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON- ABSORBENT SURFACE