Chowbus

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 12, 2020
• address2038 S Lumber St, Chicago 60616
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Chowbus clean?

Chowbus is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 12, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chowbus?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND NO MOP SINK ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ONE WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AND A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH A LID. MAINTAIN SAME.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH A LID. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND NO BASEBOARDS THROUGH OUT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Chowbus last inspected?

Chowbus has 1 inspection on record going back to June 12, 2020.

Chowbus vs Armour Square

Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 June 12, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.