Compass Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 5, 2019
• address433 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago 60614

Is Compass Bar clean?

Compass Bar is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 5, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Compass Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO NECESSARY ITEMS/KIT ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE VOMIT AND DIARHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY ITEMS/KIT (DISPOSAL MOP HEAD, SINGLE USE GLOVES, FACE MASK AND APPROVED CHEMICAL SANITIZER)/ ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED WHITE SUBSTANCE STORED IN MISS LABELLED BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN FOOD PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CORRECT LABELS ON ALL FOOD PRODUCTS STORED IN BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUST STAINS ON INTERIOR BOTTOM SURFACE OF BEVERAGE CHEST AT BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RESURFACE AREA AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON SHELVING UNITS IN BEER WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RESURFACE/REPLACE AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED RAW UNFINISHED WOOD CEILING AND WALLS IN REAR BEVERAGE STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL AREA AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD UP ON HOOD FILTERS ABOVE COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • UNABLE TO IDENTIFY BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MAKER IN REAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO IDENTIFY AND OR INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MAKER. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CRACKS AND CREVICES THROUGHOUT FLOORING AREA IN REAP PREP AND DRY STRORAGE AREAS. MUST RE-GROUT FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREAS, DISHWASHING AREA AND REAR STORAGE AREA. • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILE IN WOMAN'S RESTROOM UNDERNEATH HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK INTERNAL DRAIN STOPPERS, IN POOR REPAIR AND ALLOWING SINKS TO DRAIN SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED INSIDE RAMP ENTRANCE FLOOR PANELING AT DOOR AREA, INSIDE WALK IN COOLER BROKEN, CHIPPED, CRACKED AND IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT FIXTURE ABOVE COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT FIXTURE ABOVE COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Compass Bar last inspected?

Compass Bar has 14 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Compass 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 0% 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 5, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.