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 no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on May 18, 2021, 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 March 14, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

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 labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was Taste Bar Cafe last inspected?

Taste Bar Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2011.

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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 March 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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