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Mean Bao
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 10, 2020
- address1139 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Mean Bao clean?
Mean Bao is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 10, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mean Bao?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND A PROCEDURE ON PREMISES BUT NOT ALL SUPPLIES; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES TO COMPLETE KIT. PRIORTY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. ADDITIONAL TIME GRANTED.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO LABEL THE BULK STORAGE CONTAINER NEXT TO THE LARGE FLOOR MIXER.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND FLOOR MIXER, WOK, COOKING BURNER AND FRYER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • SEE VIO. #60
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM JAN. 25, 2019 AS REQUIRED; MUST CORRECT. VIOLATION #58----INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM JAN. 25, 2019 AS REQUIRED; MUST CORRECT. VIOLATION #58----INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.
- ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED FROM JANUARY 25, 2019 AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO POST AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) ISSUED.Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED FROM JANUARY 25, 2019 AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO POST AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) ISSUED.
When was Mean Bao last inspected?
Mean Bao has 2 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 10, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Mean Bao vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 January 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.