Bingo Tea

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 22, 2024
• address2150 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60616

Is Bingo Tea clean?

Bingo Tea is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 22, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Bingo Tea?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 22, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED THE REAR AND FRONT HANDWASHING SINKS WITH NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS. INSTRUCTED MUST KEEP ALL HANDWASHING SINKS FULLY EQUIPPED WITH HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED THE SINK IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA MISSING HANDWASHING CLEANSER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE COLD HOLDING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED SANITIZER DISPENSER FOR WAREWASHING SINK NOT DISPENSING ENOUGH SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE DISPENSER REPAIRED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED TOILET ROOM MISSING LIDED RECEPTACLES IN THE GENDER-NEUTRAL TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED TOILET ROOM MISSING LIDED RECEPTACLES IN THE GENDER-NEUTRAL TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED FOR DISPOSAL OF FEMININE PRODUCTS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY WITH BROKEN DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Bingo Tea last inspected?

Bingo Tea has 5 inspections on record going back to July 13, 2018.

Bingo Tea vs Armour Square

Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, 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 October 22, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.