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Clutch Bar
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 17, 2022
- address316-318 W Erie St, Chicago 60654
Is Clutch Bar clean?
Clutch Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 17, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Clutch Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 17, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED SMALL OPENING AT THE REAR DOOR LEADING TO WASTE LOCATION. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL SMALL OPENING.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS FOR CHECKING SANITIZING SOLUTION ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38.005. CITATION ISSUED.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS FOR CHECKING SANITIZING SOLUTION ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38.005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK AT WASH BOWL SINK IN SECOND FLOOR RESTROOM AND MISSING FAUCET AT DUMP SINK BEHIND BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN DOWNSTAIRS FEMALE EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN DOWNSTAIRS FEMALE EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BUNRED OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BUNRED OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIME.
- ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION. LEFT A NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-010 (B). CITATION ISSUED.Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION. LEFT A NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-010 (B). CITATION ISSUED.
When was Clutch Bar last inspected?
Clutch Bar has 15 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| May 17, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 19, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 3, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| December 23, 2016 | — | |
| July 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 21, 2016 | — | |
| June 22, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2015 | Fail | |
| December 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Clutch Bar vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 May 17, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.