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Taste Bar Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 14, 2019
- address835 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60611
Is Taste Bar Cafe clean?
Taste Bar Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 14, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taste Bar Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • - OBSERVED SOME "GRAB AND GO" FOOD ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE DISPLAY COOLER WITHOUT PROPER LABELING (MISSING LISTED ALLERGENS AND ADDRESS OF FACILITY). MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • - OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE BREAD SLICER AND INSIDE THE GRATE OF THE 1ST FLOOR "GRAB AND GO" DISPLAY COOLER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • - MUST INSTALL A FOOD PREP SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR TASTE CAFE PREP AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • - OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL BY THE HANDWASH SINK IN 1ST FLOOR TASTE CAFE PREP AREA & A HOLE IN THE WALL BEHIND THE HANDWASH SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • - OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE COUNTERS OF THE 1ST FLOOR TASTE CAFE AND IN THE CABINETS/FLOOR OF THE CHOCOLATE BAR. OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS IN AND AROUND THE CABINETS AND AT THE FLOOR BASES IN THE EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
When was Taste Bar Cafe last inspected?
Taste Bar Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| March 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 25, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 14, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2013 | Fail | |
| July 25, 2011 | Pass |
Taste Bar Cafe vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 March 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.