Bona Cafe, Ltd

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 8, 2011
• address5211 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60656

Is Bona Cafe, Ltd clean?

Bona Cafe, Ltd is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 8, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bona Cafe, Ltd?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 8, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • Must provide exposed hand sink to bar area, per City of Chicago Health Code.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Kitchen counter, cabinets that had exposed raw wood shall be repaired/sealed.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Kitchen counter, cabinets that had exposed raw wood shall be repaired/sealed.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving, storage shelving not clean need detailed cleaning.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors not clean, floors need cleaning throughout premises detailed (corners).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors not clean, floors need cleaning throughout premises detailed (corners).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Missing/damaged ceiling tiles in kitchen prep areas, rear kitchen areas, hallways outside bathrooms, dining areas shall be replaced/provided.Missing cove moulding in kitchen prep area shall be provided.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Missing/damaged ceiling tiles in kitchen prep areas, rear kitchen areas, hallways outside bathrooms, dining areas shall be replaced/provided.Missing cove moulding in kitchen prep area shall be provided.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Light shields not clean need cleaning in kitchen, storage areas.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Exhaust vents(ventilation)in coolers, bathrooms, and dining areas need cleaning. Must provide mop sink to premises(per City of Chicago Code).Leaking faucet in bar area leaking, shall be repaired/replaced.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Excess debris and clutter shall be removed from premises.

When was Bona Cafe, Ltd last inspected?

Bona Cafe, Ltd has 3 inspections on record going back to May 16, 2011.

Bona Cafe, Ltd vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 December 8, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.