Benchwarmers Sports Bar And Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2016 →
• address1540 W North Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Benchwarmers Sports Bar And Grill clean?

Benchwarmers Sports Bar And Grill is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on August 25, 2017, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on October 21, 2016. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Benchwarmers Sports Bar And Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met

When was Benchwarmers Sports Bar And Grill last inspected?

Benchwarmers Sports Bar And Grill has 11 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2012.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 21, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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