Bari

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 20, 2026
• address1120 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60642
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Bari clean?

Bari is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bari?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.111 OUT PF 07/22/2026 OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 OR MORE SMALL LIVE FLIES ON PREMISE IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA, FRONT SANDWICH PREP ON MENU SIGN, AND BASEMENT PREP THROUGHOUT ON ALL ORANGE SHELVING RISERS, UNOPENED BOXES CONTAINING PRODUCT, PREP TABLES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS STORED. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 16 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH SAUSAGE STUFFING MACHINE IN MIDDLE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREAS, AND REMOVE DROPPINGS. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-201.11 OBSERVED ALL PREP TABLES WITH RUSTED SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLE SHELVING UNITS IN ALL RPEP REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DRIED FOOD DEBRIS TO PREVENT FEEDING SOURCE FOR PEST.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.15 OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH BAGS DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED LID WIDE OPEN AND UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHTLY FITTED LID AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (B). CITATION ISSUED.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.15 OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH BAGS DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED LID WIDE OPEN AND UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHTLY FITTED LID AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (B). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.13 OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN GROCERY UNDER COOLING UNITS AS WELL AS GREASE AND FOOD ON FLOOR UNDER HEAXY COOKING EQUIOMENT IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • 8-404.13(B:4) OUT PF 07/15/2026 OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2625710 ON 10/21/25 VIOLATION STATES #2-102.13 01/21/2026 No allergen certificate for food service MANAGER; INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • 8-404.13(B:4) OUT PF 07/15/2026 OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2625710 ON 10/21/25 VIOLATION STATES #2-102.13 01/21/2026 No allergen certificate for food service MANAGER; INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Bari last inspected?

Bari has 26 inspections on record going back to February 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Bari vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.