Red Barrel

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 13, 2026 →
• address5214-5220 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632

Is Red Barrel clean?

Red Barrel is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Red Barrel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🛠️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
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Red Barrel last inspected?

Red Barrel has 15 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Red Barrel vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 80% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 157 clean, 36 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

Other spots in West Elsdon

• ✓ Red Barrel
  clean · October 26, 2017
• ? Departure News #1724
  not rated · November 29, 2017
• ✓ Chicago News #1726
  cooked · November 29, 2017
• ✓ Windy City News #1723
  clean · May 23, 2024
• ✓ Southside News #1730
  cooked · November 29, 2017
• ✓ Chicago News #1725
  clean · May 23, 2024

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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.

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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 February 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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