Bibibop Asian Grill

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 13, 2026
• address3304 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Bibibop Asian Grill clean?

Bibibop Asian Grill is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 13, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bibibop Asian Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HAND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED HAND PAPER TOWELS AT MY REQUEST. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED ABOVE TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL TIMES IN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED HAND SOAP AT MY REQUEST. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60-65 FLYING INSECTS DURING INSPECTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ON WALLS IN FRONT SITTING AREA, WALLS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND WALLS AND CARDBOARD BOXES REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED ABOVE TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND WHENEVER NEED. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE FLYING INSECT PROBLEM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DISRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION IN ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT FLYING INSECT PROBLEM. • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS CLEAN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES, DISHWASHING AREA AND FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED PREVIOUS INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED ON PREMISES FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2632888 ON 03/20/26. NEW SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN AND POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED PREVIOUS INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED ON PREMISES FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2632888 ON 03/20/26. NEW SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN AND POSTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.

When was Bibibop Asian Grill last inspected?

Bibibop Asian Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2024.

Bibibop Asian Grill vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 July 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.