Coach's Bar & Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 18, 2026
• address6169-6171 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631

Is Coach's Bar & Grill clean?

Coach's Bar & Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 18, 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 Coach's Bar & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WITH THEIR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM SIDES AND TOP OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF ALL OUTER OPENINGS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE 1-DOOR PREP COOLER, DEEP FRYERS AND INTERIOR OF THE DISHWASHING MACHINE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK AT THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR FRAME OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE WALL IN THE FOOD PREP AREA NOT SEALED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE WALLS SO THEY ARE SEALED PROPERLY. • CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2590476 ON 3/5/24 NOT CORRECTED: 57 - OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2590476 ON 3/5/24 NOT CORRECTED: 57 - OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Coach's Bar & Grill last inspected?

Coach's Bar & Grill has 10 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2019.

Coach's Bar & Grill vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 48% 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 March 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.