Cooked?Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2025 →
- address2577-2579 N Clark St, Chicago 60614
Is Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar clean?
Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2025. 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 Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
When was Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar last inspected?
Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to February 20, 2024.
July 16, 2025 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →February 19, 2025 No Entry
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View full inspection →February 20, 2024 Pass
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View full inspection →Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar vs Lincoln Park
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Against the 892 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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