Tbaar

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 26, 2023
• address2234 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60616

Is Tbaar clean?

Tbaar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 26, 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 Tbaar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 26, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINKS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED PLASTIC COVERING ON WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE NEAR HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED UNISEX RESTROOM WITHOUT COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN RESTROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED UNISEX RESTROOM WITHOUT COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN RESTROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DEBRIS AND LITTER ON THE SIDES OF EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA, OBSERVED DEBRIS IN SEATING AREA AROUND BOOTHS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT OUT IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHT OUT IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DIRECT FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEE TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND RETAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DIRECT FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEE TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND RETAIN CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Tbaar last inspected?

Tbaar has 6 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2016.

Tbaar vs Armour Square

Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 December 26, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.