Tak Korean Bistro & Karaoke

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 5, 2023
• address1132 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60605

Is Tak Korean Bistro & Karaoke clean?

Tak Korean Bistro & Karaoke is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 5, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Tak Korean Bistro & Karaoke?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SIGN IS NEEDED BY THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-903.11(A;C) OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS NOT PROPERLY STORED BEHIND THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-903.11(A;C) OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS NOT PROPERLY STORED BEHIND THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED DEBRIS ON THE VENTILATION IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.13 OBSERVED MINOR DEBRIS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

When was Tak Korean Bistro & Karaoke last inspected?

Tak Korean Bistro & Karaoke has 3 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2022.

Tak Korean Bistro & Karaoke vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 50% of them.

Other spots in Near South Side

• ✓ Tak Korean Bistro & Karaoke
  clean · June 21, 2022
• ✓ The X Pot Chicago
  clean · July 28, 2022
• ✓ Haidilao Hot Pot Chicago Inc
  clean · August 18, 2022
• ✓ 19 East Gallery
  clean · August 23, 2022
• ✓! Paragon
  mid · January 18, 2023
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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 September 5, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.