Beard Papa Sweets is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 13, 2011. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Beard Papa Sweets?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CHIPPED AND DAMAGED WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DURABLE, SMOOTH EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CHIPPED AND DAMAGED WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DURABLE, SMOOTH EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE.
⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST STORE LARGE ICE CREAM CONTAINER PROPERLY, NOT STACKED ABOVE EACH OTHER WITH BOTTOM TOUCHING PRODUCT.
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST STORE LARGE ICE CREAM CONTAINER PROPERLY, NOT STACKED ABOVE EACH OTHER WITH BOTTOM TOUCHING PRODUCT.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND HAND WASH SINK AT REAR PREP AREA.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND HAND WASH SINK AT REAR PREP AREA.
When was Beard Papa Sweets last inspected?
Beard Papa Sweets has 2 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2011.
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 January 13, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.