Bai Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 17, 2024 →
• address3406 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Bai Cafe clean?

Bai Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 17, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on April 17, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Bai Cafe?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2024. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Bai Cafe last inspected?

Bai Cafe has 27 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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North Center runs 84% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 408 clean, 73 mid, 7 cooked.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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