Bibliophile

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

Is Bibliophile clean?

Bibliophile is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 11, 2019, 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 Fail on May 17, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food

When was Bibliophile last inspected?

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

Bibliophile vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 80% clean across 211 tracked restaurants — 168 clean, 36 mid, 5 cooked.

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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 May 17, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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