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Spy Bar
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 7, 2010
- address303 W Erie St, Chicago 60610
- cuisineLiquor
Is Spy Bar clean?
Spy Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2010. 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 Spy Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etc • All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. Observed thick black slime/dirt build up inside ice machine dripping into ice- ready to eat food. Instructed manager to clean/sanitize and maintain ice machine. All ice voluntarily discarded at this time. Critical violation. Citation issued.criticalSource Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etc • All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. Observed thick black slime/dirt build up inside ice machine dripping into ice- ready to eat food. Instructed manager to clean/sanitize and maintain ice machine. All ice voluntarily discarded at this time. Critical violation. Citation issued.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. Observed liquor bottles inside ice bin with ice held inside, no cover/protective barrier for all ice bins. Must remove all bottles in ice bin (ice inside is ready to eat food) and provide covers for all ice bins. Serious violation. Citation issued. Ticket #H000058041 11.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Observed large holes in walls behind/around mop sink. Must repair walls/seal all holes in walls.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Observed large holes in walls behind/around mop sink. Must repair walls/seal all holes in walls.
When was Spy Bar last inspected?
Spy Bar has 1 inspection on record going back to May 7, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Spy 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 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 May 7, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.