Richard's Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 26, 2018
• address491 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60654
• cuisineLiquor

Is Richard's Bar clean?

Richard's Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 26, 2018. 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 Richard's Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 26, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11- FOUND NO COMPLETE PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIAREAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • 8-304.11(A)- OBSERVED PREVIOUS INSPECTION SUMMARY NOT POSTED IN VIEW OF CUSTOMER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INFORMED MANGER THAT INSPECTION SUMMARY MUST BE POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMER.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • 8-304.11(A)- OBSERVED PREVIOUS INSPECTION SUMMARY NOT POSTED IN VIEW OF CUSTOMER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INFORMED MANGER THAT INSPECTION SUMMARY MUST BE POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMER.
• ⚠️Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED INDIVIDUAL ON PREMISES SMOKING CIGARETTE AT 2 TOP TABLE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM BAR. INFORMED MANAGER OF CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE WHICH PROHIBITS SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES. ABOVE INDIVIDUAL ALSO TOOK INSPECTOR TO BASEMENT TO INSPECT SAID AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. 7-32-015 CITATION ISSUED.
  Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED INDIVIDUAL ON PREMISES SMOKING CIGARETTE AT 2 TOP TABLE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM BAR. INFORMED MANAGER OF CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE WHICH PROHIBITS SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES. ABOVE INDIVIDUAL ALSO TOOK INSPECTOR TO BASEMENT TO INSPECT SAID AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. 7-32-015 CITATION ISSUED.

When was Richard's Bar last inspected?

Richard's Bar has 17 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Richard's Bar 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 12% 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 December 26, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.