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BEREKET
333 S FRANKLIN ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60606
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-02-24; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-02-24), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-02-24: Complaint
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL COLD-HOLDING UNITS MISSING INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 DEAD COCKROACHES ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING PEST CONTROL TRAPS BENEATH SHELVES IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA (BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD INSECTS AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREA(S) AND MONITOR PEST CONTROL AREAS TO PREVENT DECOMPOSITION AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-45 — SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES (SCRUB PADS, SOAP CONTAINERS, DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS) STORED IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM ELEVATED SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AND STORE SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES OUTSIDE OF PROHIBITED AREAS SUCH AS RESTROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-48 — WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE WASHING AND SANITIZING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT DISTINCT WATER RINSE BETWEEN WASHING AND SANITIZING AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO USE DISTINCT WATER RINSE BETWEEN WASHING AND SANITIZING STEPS DURING WAREWASHING TO ENSURE ABRASIVES AND CHEMICALS ARE REMOVED OR DILUTED BETWEEN STEPS AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AT THE MAIN COOK LINE (SIDES OF FRYING AND OVEN EQUIPMENT) TO BE SOILED WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE, DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM AREA TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, BUT FUNCTIONAL; HANDWASHING SINK LOOSE FROM WALL WITH LOOSE DRAINAGE CONNECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE HANDWASHING SINK AND DRAINAGE PLUMBING CONNECTION AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
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