Joe's Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 20, 2026 →
• address940 W Weed St, Chicago 60642

Is Joe's Bar clean?

Joe's Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Joe's Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Joe's Bar last inspected?

Joe's Bar has 24 inspections on record going back to June 19, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Joe's Bar vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 78% clean across 892 tracked restaurants — 687 clean, 174 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 892 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

• ✓ Joe's Bar
  clean · June 28, 2012
• ✓ Shiso
  clean · April 3, 2012
• ✓ 13Th Fl Indoor Rooftop Bar/The J Parker
  clean · July 17, 2012
• ✓ The Roost
  clean · March 7, 2012
• ✓ La Fournette
  clean · February 2, 2026
• ✓! Element
  cooked · June 5, 2014

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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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 July 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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