Bibliophile

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 17, 2019
• address1644 E 53Rd St, Chicago 60615

Is Bibliophile clean?

Bibliophile is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 17, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bibliophile?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 17, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATION POSTED ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATION AVAILABLE FOR THE PERSON IN CHARGE. (FOODS HANDLED ON SITE-SPINACH AND COOKED BEETS)MUST PROVIDE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE FOR THE PERSON IN CHARGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NOTED A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES. 7-38-005
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • COMMERCIAL DISH MACHINE IN THE PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. PERSON IN CHARGE UNSURE IF DISH MACHINE IS LOW TEMP OR HIGH TEMP. NO CHEMICAL SANITIZING SOLUTION NOTED DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE. ALSO, WATER NOT REACHING 180 DEGREES F DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE. MUST PROPERLY SANITIZE DISHES BY EITHER USING AN APPROVED CHEMICAL SANITIZING SOLUTION OR BY HOT WATER SANITIZING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • PREMISES MISSING THE PROPER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS WHICH CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDER COOKED. MUST PROVIDE THE PROPER REMINDERS AND DISCLOSURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION 7-38-005
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • DETAIL CLEAN PREP TABLES, THE INTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HAND SINKS, WASHBOWLS,THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS AND MOP SINKS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. NOTED WATER BETWEEN 58-70 DEGREES F. MUST PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT ALL SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT EXPOSED HAND SINKS, WASHBOWLS,THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS AND MOP SINKS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. NOTED WATER BETWEEN 58-70 DEGREES F. MUST PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT ALL SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE ALCOHOL STORAGE ROOM AND BETTER ORGANIZE REMAINING ITEMS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE. HOWEVER, ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS WILL NEED ALLERGEN TRAINING.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. NOTED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 2223147 ON 9/28/18 NOT CORRECTED. (55)Observed open ceiling above prep area. Must make smooth and easily cleanable. Must maintain same. MUST CORRECT ALL CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. NOTED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 2223147 ON 9/28/18 NOT CORRECTED. (55)Observed open ceiling above prep area. Must make smooth and easily cleanable. Must maintain same. MUST CORRECT ALL CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.

When was Bibliophile last inspected?

Bibliophile has 5 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2018.

Bibliophile vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

Other spots in Hyde Park

• ✓ Bibliophile
  clean · September 28, 2018
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  clean · September 5, 2025
• ✓ Saucy Pork Hyde Park, Llc.
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• ✓! Hiro Sushi And Dessert Bar
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• ✓ Leona's Pizzeria
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• ✓! Leona's Pizzeria
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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 May 17, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.