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Bluelight
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 19, 2016
- address3251 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Bluelight clean?
Bluelight is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 19, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bluelight?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 19, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PAINT/SEAL HAND RAIL AT WALL LEADING TO THE BASEMENT AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST PROVIDE ICE BOX COVERS FOR THE ICE BOXES LOCATED AT THE BAR AREA.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PAINT/SEAL HAND RAIL AT WALL LEADING TO THE BASEMENT AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST PROVIDE ICE BOX COVERS FOR THE ICE BOXES LOCATED AT THE BAR AREA.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE PIPES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER NEXT TO THE COMPRESSOR IN THE BASEMENT TO REMOVE CALCIUM BUILD-UP.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN ALL FLOOR CORNERS IN THE BASEMENT TO REMOVE DUST AND DEBRI.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN ALL FLOOR CORNERS IN THE BASEMENT TO REMOVE DUST AND DEBRI.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL SMALL CRACKS AND OPENINGS AT WALLS IN BOTH LADIES NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ALSO MUST SEAL SMALL HOLES AT WALLS IN THE BASEMENT ACROSS FROM THE ICE MACHINE IN THE CEILING.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL SMALL CRACKS AND OPENINGS AT WALLS IN BOTH LADIES NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ALSO MUST SEAL SMALL HOLES AT WALLS IN THE BASEMENT ACROSS FROM THE ICE MACHINE IN THE CEILING.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR BROKEN HOT AND COLD FAUCET HANDLES FOR THE MOP SINK IN THE BASEMENT. ALSO MUST PROVIDE FOR ABOVE SAID MOP SINK AT BACK FLOW PREVENTOR.
When was Bluelight last inspected?
Bluelight has 4 inspections on record going back to February 27, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2016 | — | |
| March 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2014 | Fail |
Bluelight vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 September 19, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.