Gene's Bistro/Big Bowl/Tall Boy

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 13, 2020 →
• address5700 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Gene's Bistro/Big Bowl/Tall Boy clean?

Gene's Bistro/Big Bowl/Tall Boy is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 13, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Gene's Bistro/Big Bowl/Tall Boy?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible

When was Gene's Bistro/Big Bowl/Tall Boy last inspected?

Gene's Bistro/Big Bowl/Tall Boy has 2 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2020.

Gene's Bistro/Big Bowl/Tall Boy vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 80% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 157 clean, 36 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 13, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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