Barwaqo Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 6, 2024
• address6258 N Clark St, Chicago 60660

Is Barwaqo Restaurant clean?

Barwaqo Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 6, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Barwaqo Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE WASHROOM HALLWAY HAND SINK.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS ABOVE THE UTILITY MOP SINK OR HANGING ON THE MOP SINK SPLASH GUARD.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS ABOVE THE UTILITY MOP SINK OR HANGING ON THE MOP SINK SPLASH GUARD.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • PEELING PLASTIC TACT PAPER LINER ON THE BOTTOM SHELVING OF THE COOKS LINE METAL PREP TABLE. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NO GREASE TRAP ATTACHED TO THE DISH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • NO GREASE TRAP ATTACHED TO THE DISH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MISSING/DAMAGED BASEBOARD COVING THROUGHOUT THE WASHROOM, DISH AREA AND FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE/PROVIDE. • EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE ELECTRICAL CONDUITS AND PIPING IN THE EXHAUST HOOD AND BEHIND THE COOKS LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE REPLACED.----MISSING/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS WALL SEALANT THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES NOTED BUMPY AND UNABLE TO CLEAN. MUST CUT/SMOOTH TO BE CLEANABLE.----LOOSE UNATTACHED FLOOR DRAIN COVERS IN THE WASHROOM AND AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SECURE.----HOLE IN THE WALL SURROUNDING SOME PIPING UNDER THE EXHAUST HOOD. MUST SEAL.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INOPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INOPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE ABOVE PENDING CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER.

When was Barwaqo Restaurant last inspected?

Barwaqo Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2024.

Barwaqo Restaurant vs Edgewater

Edgewater runs 64% clean across 997 tracked restaurants — 633 clean, 186 mid, 172 cooked.

Against the 997 spots Cooked tracks in Edgewater, 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 September 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.