Bull-Eh-Dia's Tapas Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 2, 2012
• address3651 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60613

Is Bull-Eh-Dia's Tapas Bar clean?

Bull-Eh-Dia's Tapas Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 2, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Bull-Eh-Dia's Tapas Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 2, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etc • OBSERVED CROSS-CONTAMINATION. FOOD HANDLER THAWING FROZEN SQUID UNDER RUNNING WATER INSIDE THE COOKS LINE EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED ALL HAND WASHING SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. NOT FOOD PREPARATION. SQUID DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).critical
  Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etc • OBSERVED CROSS-CONTAMINATION. FOOD HANDLER THAWING FROZEN SQUID UNDER RUNNING WATER INSIDE THE COOKS LINE EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED ALL HAND WASHING SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. NOT FOOD PREPARATION. SQUID DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT DISPENSING SANITIZER. 0PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE MANUAL PRIMER PUMP DOES NOT WORK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MACHINE TO PROPERLY DISPENSE SANITIZER TO 100 PPM AND CONTACT C.D.P.H. FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. NO DISHES BEING WASHED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NO CITATION ISSUED. DISH MACHINE REPAIR MAN ARRIVED DURING THIS INSPECTION AND REPAIRED MACHINE. NO TAG ISSUED.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. PREPARED BULK SANGRIA MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. PREPARED BULK SANGRIA MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • DIRTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE AND REMOVE RUST.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • DIRTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE AND REMOVE RUST.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL DRAIN LINES FOR WASTE WATER FROM BAR SODA GUN HOLDERS TO PROPER FLOOR DRAIN. LEAK AT NOZZLE ON THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR SERVER STATION SMALL COOLER WITH DAIRY.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR SERVER STATION SMALL COOLER WITH DAIRY.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

When was Bull-Eh-Dia's Tapas Bar last inspected?

Bull-Eh-Dia's Tapas Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2010.

Bull-Eh-Dia's Tapas Bar vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 2, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.