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Bar Louie
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 14, 2010
- address226 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60610
Is Bar Louie clean?
Bar Louie is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 14, 2010. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Bar Louie?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 14, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Observed accumilated food debris inside prep coolers rubber door gaskets and dust build up on prep coolers condensers/compressors. Must clean and maintain all unclean equipment.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Observed food build up on floor at bar underneath counter. Must clean and maintain floor.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Observed food build up on floor at bar underneath counter. Must clean and maintain floor.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Observed one missing ceiling tile at basement prep by Walk In Cooler. Must provide and install ceiling tile.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Observed one missing ceiling tile at basement prep by Walk In Cooler. Must provide and install ceiling tile.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. Basement prep light covers cracked. Must replace all damaged light covers.
When was Bar Louie last inspected?
Bar Louie has 2 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2012 | closed by the city | |
| January 14, 2010 | Pass |
Bar Louie 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 0% 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 January 14, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.