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Big Bowl
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 5, 2015
- address6 E Cedar St, Chicago 60611
Is Big Bowl clean?
Big Bowl is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 5, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Big Bowl?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from a questionable sourcecriticalAdequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE WOMENS BATHROOM USED BY BOTH EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS AT THE BASEMENT. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 57.5F. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER IN BATHROOMS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED MISSING LID FOR ICE BIN AT THE BAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LID OR COVER FOR THE ICE BIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED MISSING LID FOR ICE BIN AT THE BAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LID OR COVER FOR THE ICE BIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN COOKING STOVE WITH FOOD SPILL AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED DUSTY CEILING AND FANS INSIDE THE PREP WALK IN COOLER AT THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED DUSTY CEILING AND FANS INSIDE THE PREP WALK IN COOLER AT THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Big Bowl last inspected?
Big Bowl has 9 inspections on record going back to April 18, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| March 5, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 9, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 16, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2013 | Fail | |
| October 23, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2012 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2011 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2011 | Pass |
Big Bowl vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 5, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.