Bayan Ko Diner

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 3, 2026
• address1820-1822 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60613

Is Bayan Ko Diner clean?

Bayan Ko Diner is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Bayan Ko Diner?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 REPLACE THE DOOR GASKET FOR THE LEFT DOOR OF THE MILK AND BEVERAGE COOLER BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 CLEAN THE FAN COVERS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND INTERIOR OF THE 1-DOOR FREEZER NEXT TO THE MOP SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11 OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AROUND THE ICE MACHINE AND PEELING PAINT AND CRACKED WALLS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AND PEELING PAINT AND REPAIR CRACKS IN WALLS. SEAL THE OPENINGS IN THE WALLS AND CORNERS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AND BAR AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 SEVERAL LIGHTS OUT ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND DRY STORAGE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL AREAS WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED OR STORED.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 SEVERAL LIGHTS OUT ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND DRY STORAGE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL AREAS WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED OR STORED.

When was Bayan Ko Diner last inspected?

Bayan Ko Diner has 5 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2024.

Bayan Ko Diner vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, 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 February 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.