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Golden Bull Restaurant Inc.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 1, 2026
- address242 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616
Is Golden Bull Restaurant Inc. clean?
Golden Bull Restaurant Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Golden Bull Restaurant Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 7 LBS OR GROUND PORK IN A TWO DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT 56.8F. THE REFRIGERATION UNIT AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS IN THE UNIT WERE AT 39F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD GROUND PORK AND TO MAINTAIN ALL FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED FOR FOOD REQUIREMENTS. CORRECTED ON SITE AS MEAT WAS DISCARDED. VALUED AT $40.00
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS AND STOVE TO REMOVE GREASE AND CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS WHERE NEEDED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DISHWASHER IN KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING AT DISHWASHER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR IN BASEMENT BEHIND FREEZERS AND UNDER SHELVES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ONE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING; MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Golden Bull Restaurant Inc. last inspected?
Golden Bull Restaurant Inc. has 23 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2022 | Fail | |
| August 30, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 23, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2016 | Pass |
Golden Bull Restaurant Inc. vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 June 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.