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Cullen's Bar & Grill
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2015
- address3741 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60613
Is Cullen's Bar & Grill clean?
Cullen's Bar & Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 13, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cullen's Bar & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, TURKEY, ETC.) ARE HANDLED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER MUST BE ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTAILLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE HANDLED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOODS NOT LABELED OR DATED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL/DATE FOODS (FIRST IN, FIRST OUT).Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOODS NOT LABELED OR DATED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL/DATE FOODS (FIRST IN, FIRST OUT).
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON SHELVES IN PREP AREA, ON MEAT SLICER ALSO OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES AND EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE ALL FLOOR DRAINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE ALL FLOOR DRAINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WATER DRIPPING FROM CEILING IN THE HACKETT ROOM BY MERCURY SALES AND SERVICE DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CEILING.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WATER DRIPPING FROM CEILING IN THE HACKETT ROOM BY MERCURY SALES AND SERVICE DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CEILING.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL AT BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL AT BAR WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLERS NOT CERTIFIED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLERS NOT CERTIFIED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
When was Cullen's Bar & Grill last inspected?
Cullen's Bar & Grill has 6 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| January 13, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 6, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 22, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 27, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 16, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Cullen's Bar & Grill 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 25% 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 January 13, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.