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Bowls/ Carb Free Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2019
- address222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago 60654
Is Bowls/ Carb Free Cafe clean?
Bowls/ Carb Free Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 13, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bowls/ Carb Free Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • DAMAGED WALL NOTED NEXT TO FRONT PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGER, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
When was Bowls/ Carb Free Cafe last inspected?
Bowls/ Carb Free Cafe has 11 inspections on record going back to October 22, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| May 17, 2021 | — | |
| November 13, 2019 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 31, 2018 | Fail | |
| September 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2015 | Pass |
Bowls/ Carb Free Cafe vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 November 13, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.