Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 10, 2012
• address4761 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna clean?

Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 10, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 10, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROVIDE LABEL/NAME OF THE PRODUCT OF ALL THE BULK CONTAINERS WITH RICE, FLOUR, SALT, GARBANZOS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROVIDE LABEL/NAME OF THE PRODUCT OF ALL THE BULK CONTAINERS WITH RICE, FLOUR, SALT, GARBANZOS.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST STORE CLEAN MULTI USE SINGLE ARTICLES ,POTS,PANS, DISHES UPSIDE DOWN, INVERTED TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST STORE CLEAN MULTI USE SINGLE ARTICLES ,POTS,PANS, DISHES UPSIDE DOWN, INVERTED TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTED GREASE TRAP BOX LID AND PREP TABLE BOTTOM SHELVE. MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. MISSING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE LID FOR THE ICE BIN OUTSIDE THE BAR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUSTED GREASE TRAP BOX LID AND PREP TABLE BOTTOM SHELVE. MUST REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. MISSING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE LID FOR THE ICE BIN OUTSIDE THE BAR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER, AND INTERIOR SHELVE OF THE BEER COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WINE ROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WINE ROOM.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN. MUST SEAL THE GAP AROUND THE PIPE INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN THE WALLS BEHIND THE BAR AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN. MUST SEAL THE GAP AROUND THE PIPE INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN THE WALLS BEHIND THE BAR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE x2 HOOD IN THE KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELDS BY THE HOOD. MISSING CEILING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE MISSING VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER, WALK IN FREEZER AND ALL PREP COOLLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE MISSING VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER, WALK IN FREEZER AND ALL PREP COOLLER.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION,(NOT ON TOP OF THE ICE).
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION,(NOT ON TOP OF THE ICE).

When was Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna last inspected?

Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna has 4 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2011.

Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 December 10, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.