Benchwarmers Sports Bar And Grill

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Multi use utensils not properly stored. Instructed to invert utensils to prevent contamination before use.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ice bins in bar not provided with covers. Instructed to provide covers for all ice bins to prevent possible contamination. Cutting board not maintained in prep area. Instructed to replace worn cutting board.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Exhaust hood and filters not clean. Instructed to detail clean hood and filters.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floor in rear prep area not amintained. Instructed to detail clean flor along wallbase and reseal surface.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Exhaust fan not installed in basement toilet room. Instructed to install exhaust fans. Soda gun holders not provided with drainliines. Instructed to install drainlines to proper disposal of liquid waste.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Unnecessary articles stored in basement in several areas. Instructed to remove all unused articles and elevate supplies 6 inches or higher and away from wall.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 26, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in West Town

• ✓ Davenport's
  clean · 1383 N Milwaukee Ave · inspected November 10, 2022
• ✓ Duks Red Hots
  cooked · 636 N Ashland Ave · inspected February 16, 2022
• ✓ Restaurant Depot
  cooked · 1030 W Division St · inspected July 9, 2010
• ✓! Cleo's
  mid · 1935 W Chicago Ave · inspected September 17, 2025
• ✓ Tecalitlan
  clean · 1814 W Chicago Ave · inspected January 25, 2021
• ✓ Backstreet Back Story Ave
  clean · 1610 W North Ave · inspected July 30, 2024

See every restaurant in West Town →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.