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Bulerias Tapas Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 7, 2020
- address3656 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60613
Is Bulerias Tapas Bar clean?
Bulerias Tapas Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 7, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bulerias Tapas Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 7, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE BINS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE BINS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE HOT WATER HANDLE SINK LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE REFRIGERATION UNITS IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST NOT USE TINT FOIL AS LINER FOR WALLS ON THE COOKS LINE AT MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT ABOVE 2-DOOR TALL FREEZER. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT ABOVE 2-DOOR TALL FREEZER. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Bulerias Tapas Bar last inspected?
Bulerias Tapas Bar has 15 inspections on record going back to February 27, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| August 19, 2021 | — | |
| April 19, 2021 | — | |
| August 7, 2020 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 11, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2015 | Fail |
Bulerias Tapas Bar 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 August 7, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.