Bar Louie

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 6, 2010
• address3545 N Clark St, Chicago 60657

Is Bar Louie clean?

Bar Louie is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 6, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Bar Louie?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR ALL OF THE ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR. OBSERVED BROKEN LID FOR ONE OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. MUST REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR ALL OF THE ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR. OBSERVED BROKEN LID FOR ONE OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. MUST REPLACE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food 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. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS AND THE MICROWAVE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. REPAIR THE NON-WORKING VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH RESTROOMS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • THE HOT WATER HANDLE OF THE HANDSINK IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM IS LEAKING WATER. MUST REPAIR.

When was Bar Louie last inspected?

Bar Louie has 3 inspections on record going back to June 28, 2010.

Bar Louie vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 July 6, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.