Arbella

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 8, 2018
• address112 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60654

Is Arbella clean?

Arbella is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 8, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Arbella?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14 (N)- OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11- FOUND NO COMPLETE PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIAREAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUE.
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • 3-203.12- OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO SMALL CONTAINER OF MUSSELS, LOCATED IN KITCHEN PREP COOLER AND BULK MUSSELS CONTAINER IN BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER, AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SHELLFISH SHELLSTOCK TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 9LBS, AT A VALUE OF $18.00 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005critical
  Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • 3-203.12- OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO SMALL CONTAINER OF MUSSELS, LOCATED IN KITCHEN PREP COOLER AND BULK MUSSELS CONTAINER IN BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER, AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SHELLFISH SHELLSTOCK TAG MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL CONTAINER IS EMPTY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROVAL SOURCES OF SHELLFISH AND MAINTAIN TAGS FOR 90 DAYS ON PREMISES. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 9LBS, AT A VALUE OF $18.00 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 (A)- OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE/REMINDER INDICATED ON MENU OF RAW/UNDER COOKED FOODS, FOR CUSTOMER VIEW. INFORMED MANAGER THAT THE DISCLOSURE/REMINDER STATEMENT AND INDICATOR MUST BE IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE CUSTOMER, INDICATED ON MENU OF RAW/UNDER COOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGNAGE, DISCLOSURE/REMINDER INDICATED. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Pasteurized Eggs Used Where Required • 3-302.13- OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED IN BAR COOLER 1ST FLOOR, USED FOR PREP OF CLASSIC COCKTAIL MADE WITH EGG WHITES. INFORMED MANAGER THAT PASTEURIZED EGG PRODUCTS MUST BE USED FOR RECIPES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE A PASTEURIZATION OR HEAT STEP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE PASTEURIZED EGGS AS A SUBSTITUTE WHENEVER PREPARING SAUCES/FOOD ITEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE PASTEURIZED/HEAT PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION # 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Pasteurized Eggs Used Where Required • 3-302.13- OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED IN BAR COOLER 1ST FLOOR, USED FOR PREP OF CLASSIC COCKTAIL MADE WITH EGG WHITES. INFORMED MANAGER THAT PASTEURIZED EGG PRODUCTS MUST BE USED FOR RECIPES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE A PASTEURIZATION OR HEAT STEP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE PASTEURIZED EGGS AS A SUBSTITUTE WHENEVER PREPARING SAUCES/FOOD ITEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE PASTEURIZED/HEAT PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION # 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12- OBSERVED 4 SERVICE KNIVES STORED A GAP BETWEEN AND SERVICE TABLE AND DUMP SINK AT MAIN BAR. INFORMED MANAGER THAT UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN UTENSILS IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12- OBSERVED 4 SERVICE KNIVES STORED A GAP BETWEEN AND SERVICE TABLE AND DUMP SINK AT MAIN BAR. INFORMED MANAGER THAT UTENSILS MUST BE STORED IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN UTENSILS IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS CONTAMINATION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11- OBSERVED RAW UNFINISHED WOOD CEILING IN BASEMENT WINE STORAGE ROOM. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AREA AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11- OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT ABOVE GRILL STATION AT COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-202.11- OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE GRILL STATION AT COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11- OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT ABOVE GRILL STATION AT COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-202.11- OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE GRILL STATION AT COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Arbella last inspected?

Arbella has 5 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2016.

Arbella vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 8, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.