Spark Restaurant & Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 16, 2021 →
• address4250 N Marine Dr, Chicago 60613

Is Spark Restaurant & Bar clean?

Spark Restaurant & Bar is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 28, 2023, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on November 16, 2021. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Spark Restaurant & Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 16, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Spark Restaurant & Bar last inspected?

Spark Restaurant & Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2021.

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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 November 16, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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