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Gathers Tea Bar

March 23, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings2
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HAND HYGIENE PRACTICES. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WASHING DISHES REAR PREP AREA AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BEGAN PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN FOOD PREPARATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010 – C.O.S.
    code 8Priority
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH AND LIDS WIDE OPEN WITH TRASH ABOVE RIM. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B)
    code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 1, 2023: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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