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Bistro Ascione
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 30, 2026
- address1500 E 55Th St, Chicago 60615
Is Bistro Ascione clean?
Bistro Ascione is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 30, 2026. 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 Bistro Ascione?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE FOOD DISPLAY COOLER. IMPROPER: PORK 50.1 F AND SLICED TOMATOES AT 50.2F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 10 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $60.00 THROUGH THE DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 50.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BEVERAGE BOXES STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BEVERAGE BOXES STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
When was Bistro Ascione last inspected?
Bistro Ascione has 8 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 28, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 20, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 13, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 12, 2019 | Fail |
Bistro Ascione 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 13% 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 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.