Cooked?
Lb Bistro & Patisserie
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 30, 2025
- address301 E North Water St, Chicago 60611
Is Lb Bistro & Patisserie clean?
Lb Bistro & Patisserie is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 30, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lb Bistro & Patisserie?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER STORED IN BROKEN NON-FUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AND BANQUET AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING/WALL VENTS. • OBSERVED MISSING, DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MISSING GROUT IN THE DISH CHEMICAL STOREROOM, BOTH DISH AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED UNDER HANDSINK IN MAIN DISH ROOM A 4X5 HOLE IN WALL, ALSO NOTED EXCESSIVLY LEAKING FROM HOT WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FULL OF RUST OF MAIN DISH MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED PROTECTIVE SHIELDING FULL OF RUST OF MAIN DISH MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Lb Bistro & Patisserie last inspected?
Lb Bistro & Patisserie has 29 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 17, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 30, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2017 | Pass |
Lb Bistro & Patisserie 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 59% of them.
Other spots in Loop
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 January 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.