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Bull & Bear
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 8, 2016
- address431 N Wells St, Chicago 60654
Is Bull & Bear clean?
Bull & Bear is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 8, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Bull & Bear?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE UNUSED 2-DOOR REACH IN PREP COOLER. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND INTERIOR OF UNUSED 2-DOOR PREP COOLER.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR/SMALL HOLE IN FLOOR OUTSIDE OF PREP AREA WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR FLOOR/FLOOR SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR/SMALL HOLE IN FLOOR OUTSIDE OF PREP AREA WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR FLOOR/FLOOR SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FLOOR BASE/WALL PANELS IN POOR REPAIR AT PREP AREA ADJACENT TO DISHMACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR BASE/WALL PANELS.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FLOOR BASE/WALL PANELS IN POOR REPAIR AT PREP AREA ADJACENT TO DISHMACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR BASE/WALL PANELS.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • AN ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL IS NEEDED BY DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, MUST PAINT EXTERIOR OF DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP/REPLACE GREASE TRAP ALSO MUST INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT REAR BAR EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • SOME COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • SOME COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
When was Bull & Bear last inspected?
Bull & Bear has 10 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| April 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 20, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 6, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 7, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 21, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 9, 2011 | Fail | |
| February 9, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 1, 2011 | Fail |
Bull & Bear vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 8, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.