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Bistro Margot
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 14, 2015
- address1437-1439 N Wells St, Chicago 60610
Is Bistro Margot clean?
Bistro Margot is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Bistro Margot?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalSource Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place • NOTED NO SHELL FISH TAGS ATTACHED TO A CONTAINER ON SHELL FISH (MUSSELS) INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO ALWAYS HAVE SHELL FISH TAGS ATTACHED TO THE SHELL FISH UNTIL THE LAST BATCH IS CONSUMED AND THEN STORED THE TAGS IN A FILE FOR ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF PRODUCTS THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. (SEE VIOLATION #3 FOR LBS AND COST OF PRODUCTS DISPOSED). CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(B)
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF CONTAINERS OF ASSORTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS (COOKED MEAT,CHICKEN,BEEF,VEGETABLES) AT PREP TABLE READING BETWEEN 52.6F TO 60F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF LBS WORTH $ TROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • NOTED A GRAYISH AND PINKISH SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE INNER LINING AND UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ON TO THE ICE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES START CLEANING THE ICE MACHINE. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED DUST AND DIRT ACCUMULATION ON VENTS AND FANS INSIDE WOMENS BATHROOM. ALSO NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES AT SAME AND CEILING PANELS AT THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA BY THE ICE MACHINE MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED DUST AND DIRT ACCUMULATION ON VENTS AND FANS INSIDE WOMENS BATHROOM. ALSO NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES AT SAME AND CEILING PANELS AT THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA BY THE ICE MACHINE MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED LEAKING FAUCETS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH WASHER SPRAYER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Bistro Margot last inspected?
Bistro Margot has 10 inspections on record going back to April 2, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| May 14, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 5, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2012 | Fail | |
| March 30, 2011 | Pass | |
| April 2, 2010 | Pass |
Bistro Margot vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 May 14, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.