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Bar Avec
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 11, 2022
- address141 W Erie St, Chicago 60654
Is Bar Avec clean?
Bar Avec is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Bar Avec?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK BY THE UNDERCOUNTER DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED KITCHEN WINDOW OPEN TO THE ENVIRONMENT. KITCHEN MUST BE ENCLOSED WITHOUT OPENINGS. IT MIGHT HAVE A SLIDING FINE MESH SCREEN DURING SERVICE AND PROPERLY ENCLOSED WHEN NOT IN SERVICE. SAME WITH THE BAR. IT MUST BE ABLE TO BE KEPT COMPLETELY ENCLOSED WHEN NOT IN SERVICE. BAR CAN HAVE A WINDOW ALONG THE FRONT COUNTER THAT CAN REMAIN OPEN DURING SERVICE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED 2 CUTTING BOARDS IN REAR PREP AREA COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED INADEQUATE DISH WASHING FACILITIES. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, WITH A DRAINBOARD, LARGE ENOUGH AS TO BE ABLE TO SUBMERGE THE LARGEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO BE WASSHED AND SANITIZED. IN LIUE OF THE SINK, A PROPER SIZE DISH WASHING MACHINE CAN BE PROVIDE, EQUIPED WITH A DRAIN BOARD OR DRAIN RACKS AND A PREP SINK NEARBY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. NO CITATION ISSUED.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED INADEQUATE DISH WASHING FACILITIES. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, WITH A DRAINBOARD, LARGE ENOUGH AS TO BE ABLE TO SUBMERGE THE LARGEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO BE WASSHED AND SANITIZED. IN LIUE OF THE SINK, A PROPER SIZE DISH WASHING MACHINE CAN BE PROVIDE, EQUIPED WITH A DRAIN BOARD OR DRAIN RACKS AND A PREP SINK NEARBY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2303227 DATED 7/16/2019. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2303227 DATED 7/16/2019. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
When was Bar Avec last inspected?
Bar Avec has 5 inspections on record going back to April 2, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| December 20, 2023 | — | |
| May 11, 2022 | Fail | |
| July 16, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 2, 2019 | — |
Bar Avec 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 6% 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 May 11, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.