Bistro 23/Lakeside Cafe/East Kitchen

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 23, 2024 →
• address2301 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago 60616

Is Bistro 23/Lakeside Cafe/East Kitchen clean?

Bistro 23/Lakeside Cafe/East Kitchen is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on September 5, 2024, 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 Pass on May 23, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Bistro 23/Lakeside Cafe/East Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Bistro 23/Lakeside Cafe/East Kitchen last inspected?

Bistro 23/Lakeside Cafe/East Kitchen has 20 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Bistro 23/Lakeside Cafe/East Kitchen vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 80% clean across 297 tracked restaurants — 235 clean, 51 mid, 6 cooked.

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• ✓ Bistro 23/Lakeside Cafe/East Kitchen
  clean · September 29, 2011
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• ✓ Starbucks & 23Rd Street Cafe Market
  clean · September 29, 2011
• ✓ Main Kitchen,Food Court,Warehouse,Cafe A-1, A-2
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• ✓ Main Kitchen,Food Court,Warehouse,Cafe A-1, A-2
  clean · September 29, 2011
• ✓ The Burger Point
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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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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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