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Bia's Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 16, 2026
- address6401 W Addison St, Chicago 60634
Is Bia's Cafe clean?
Bia's Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 16, 2026. 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 Bia's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED PAPER TOWELS MOUNTED ON WALL ABOVE THE MOP SINK IN CLOSET. MUST REMOVE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CARD BOARD BOXES STORED UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM PREMISES.
When was Bia's Cafe last inspected?
Bia's Cafe has 12 inspections on record going back to January 22, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 13, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 23, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 3, 2021 | Fail | |
| March 18, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 11, 2020 | Fail | |
| January 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 22, 2019 | — |
Bia's Cafe vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 April 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.