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Protein Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
- address251 E Huron St, Chicago 60611
Is Protein Bar clean?
Protein Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Protein Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ONE BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULB ABOVE PREP AREA BETWEEN HANDWASH SINKS. MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING CEILING LIGHT BULB.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ONE BURNED OUT CEILING LIGHT BULB ABOVE PREP AREA BETWEEN HANDWASH SINKS. MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING CEILING LIGHT BULB.
When was Protein Bar last inspected?
Protein Bar has 18 inspections on record going back to April 1, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2026 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2021 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2017 | Pass |
Protein Bar vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.