Bar Louie

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 17, 2020 →
• address5500 S Shore Dr, Chicago 60637

Is Bar Louie clean?

Bar Louie is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on March 22, 2022, 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 March 17, 2020. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Bar Louie?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Bar Louie last inspected?

Bar Louie has 20 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Bar Louie vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 80% clean across 211 tracked restaurants — 168 clean, 36 mid, 5 cooked.

Other spots in Hyde Park

• ✓ Bar Louie
  clean · July 22, 2010
• ✓ Chicago Booth Coffee Shop
  clean · November 4, 2024
• ✓ Zaleski & Horvath Marketcafe, Ltd.
  cooked · April 18, 2017
• ✓ Cafe 57
  cooked · December 31, 2012
• ✓! Zberry
  cooked · October 19, 2016
• ✓! Cafe 53
  mid · April 3, 2026

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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 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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