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Bella Luna Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 4, 2022
- address731 N Dearborn St, Chicago 60610
Is Bella Luna Cafe clean?
Bella Luna Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 4, 2022. 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 Bella Luna Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT BAR HAND SINK AND IN BOTH RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED IN ICE BIN AT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO STORE OUTSIDE OF ICE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED IN ICE BIN AT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO STORE OUTSIDE OF ICE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON WALK-IN COOLER CONTAINING PROTEINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CONNECTED TO ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS INSIDE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS INSIDE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
When was Bella Luna Cafe last inspected?
Bella Luna Cafe has 21 inspections on record going back to March 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| February 4, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2022 | Fail | |
| August 28, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 24, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 3, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 27, 2020 | Fail | |
| May 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 3, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2016 | Fail |
Bella Luna Cafe vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 4, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.