• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 21, 2025 →
• address2639-2641 W Peterson Ave, Chicago 60659

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Is Bar El Calamar clean?

Bar El Calamar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Bar El Calamar?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2025. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Bar El Calamar last inspected?

Bar El Calamar has 3 inspections on record going back to July 31, 2024.

Bar El Calamar vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 76% clean across 367 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 74 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 367 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

Other spots in West Ridge

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  clean · September 6, 2024
• ✓ Plaza Kosher
  clean · July 14, 2025
• ✓ Quetta Sajji House
  clean · March 18, 2025
• ✓ Chipotle
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• ✓ Afghan House
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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 March 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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