Sweet Pepper Venezuelan Food Bar

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 6, 2020
• address2604 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Sweet Pepper Venezuelan Food Bar clean?

Sweet Pepper Venezuelan Food Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sweet Pepper Venezuelan Food Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NOTED REAR ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE BUILDING NOT RODENT PROOF WITH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR (ABOUT 1/4 INCH) AND SIDE DOOR ENTRANCE INTO THE BAR AREA OFF THE BROADWAY ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL GAPS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE SHELVES INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH DIRT, DENTED SURFACES AND FOOD PARTICLES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • -205.15(B) NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM PIPPING OF THE KITCHEN HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED WASH ROOM ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOM AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED WASH ROOM ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOM AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS.

When was Sweet Pepper Venezuelan Food Bar last inspected?

Sweet Pepper Venezuelan Food Bar has 6 inspections on record going back to May 29, 2018.

Sweet Pepper Venezuelan Food Bar vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 November 6, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.