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Java Bar
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 11, 2023
- address301 E North Water St, Chicago 60611
Is Java Bar clean?
Java Bar is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 11, 2023. 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 Java Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • Found several TCS food items held at improper temperature, 3 lbs Deli meat at 55.4f, 6 half gallon milk jugs at 54.3f. food items stored in prep cooler at cafe prep station. instructed manager to keep such foods held at 41f or lower. food discarded valued at $40. Priority violation 7-38-005.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • Found Prep cooler for dairy and deli sandwiches air temperature at 57.1f, instructed manager to keep all coolers that is used for TCS food storage at 41f or lower. Cooler is tagged not allowed to use. priority violation 7-38-005.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • Missing thermometer in dairy prep cooler, instructed to provide.
When was Java Bar last inspected?
Java Bar has 15 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| April 11, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 26, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 29, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2015 | Fail | |
| November 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2013 | Fail | |
| July 17, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Java Bar vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 April 11, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.