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Bellwether
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 21, 2019
- address302 E Illinois St, Chicago 60611
Is Bellwether clean?
Bellwether is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 21, 2019. 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 Bellwether?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 21, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND WASH SINKS IN BAR, BAR SERVICE AREA, UPSTAIRS BAR, AND UPSTAIRS RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED WALL MOUNTED POTATO PEELER IN REAR PREP AREA COVERED IN DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA WITH DEEP GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Bellwether last inspected?
Bellwether has 20 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| November 21, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2019 | Fail | |
| February 5, 2019 | — | |
| January 23, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 31, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 27, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 18, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 21, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Bellwether 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 November 21, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.