The Ballpark Pub

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026 →
• address514 W Pershing Rd, Chicago 60609

Is The Ballpark Pub clean?

The Ballpark Pub is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Ballpark Pub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness

When was The Ballpark Pub last inspected?

The Ballpark Pub has 21 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Ballpark Pub vs Bridgeport

Bridgeport runs 82% clean across 209 tracked restaurants — 172 clean, 23 mid, 14 cooked.

Against the 209 spots Cooked tracks in Bridgeport, this one comes out cleaner than 8% of them.

Other spots in Bridgeport

• ✓ The Ballpark Pub
  clean · June 28, 2016
• ✓ Gateway Newstand
  clean · May 7, 2015
• ✓ Kawa
  clean · June 25, 2026
• ✓ Antique Taco
  clean · March 4, 2026
• ✓ Antique Taco
  clean · June 17, 2016
• ✓ Vp
  clean · July 8, 2015

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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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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