Barbas Vp

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 20, 2025
• address4569 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630

Is Barbas Vp clean?

Barbas Vp is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 20, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Barbas Vp?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • ESTABLISHMENT MISSING SOME VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP ITEMS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY CLEAN UP ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF FRONT DOOR.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT MOP SINK OR AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE A BACKFLOW PRENVENTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK AND ICE MACHINE WATER LINE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • ONE CEILING LIGHT BULB NOT WORKING ABOVE MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING CEILING LIGHT BULB.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • ONE CEILING LIGHT BULB NOT WORKING ABOVE MAIN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING CEILING LIGHT BULB.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.

When was Barbas Vp last inspected?

Barbas Vp has 1 inspection on record going back to November 20, 2025.

Barbas Vp vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 November 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.