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Cloud Bar Bubble Tea
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 5, 2026
- address5133 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632
Is Cloud Bar Bubble Tea clean?
Cloud Bar Bubble Tea is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 5, 2026. 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 Cloud Bar Bubble Tea?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED HAND DRYING PROVISIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION BELOW PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS IN FACILITY AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE SOAP PROVIDED FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION ABOVE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA INSTALLED ABOVE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REINSTALL HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER SO THAT IT SHALL NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT INSIDE OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA INSTALLED ABOVE DRAINBOARD NEXT TO SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REINSTALL HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER SO THAT IT SHALL NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT ON DRAINBOARD NEXT TO SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA INSTALLED ABOVE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REINSTALL HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER SO THAT IT SHALL NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT INSIDE OF ONE COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA INSTALLED ABOVE DRAINBOARD NEXT TO SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE AND REINSTALL HANDWASHING SOAP DISPENSER SO THAT IT SHALL NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD OR EQUIPMENT ON DRAINBOARD NEXT TO SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE USE CUPS STORED ON FLOOR IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED SINGLE USE ARTICLES MAY NOT BE STORED IN TOILET ROOMS.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE USE CUPS STORED ON FLOOR IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED SINGLE USE ARTICLES MAY NOT BE STORED IN TOILET ROOMS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BOXES AND CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR DRY STORAGE NEAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STAINED OR MISSING CEILING TILES IN FACILITY. OBSERVED STAINED OR MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA AND CUSTOMER ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN FACILITY. OBSERVED OPENING BETWEEN FRP AND WALL ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR WALL ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK CREATED BY OPENING BETWEEN FRP AND WALL AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN REAR EXIT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHT IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN SAID AREA.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN REAR EXIT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHT IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN SAID AREA.
When was Cloud Bar Bubble Tea last inspected?
Cloud Bar Bubble Tea has 6 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 28, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 12, 2022 | — |
Cloud Bar Bubble Tea vs West Elsdon
West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, 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 February 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.