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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 barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • No hand soap provided at prep area hand wash sink, Instructed to provide. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c).
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • Food handlers not wearing hair restraints. Instructed to wear.Personal Cleanliness • Food handlers not wearing hair restraints. Instructed to wear.
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.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 31, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 10, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 4, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 9, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Ballpark Pub vs Bridgeport
Bridgeport runs 69% clean across 347 tracked restaurants — 239 clean, 41 mid, 67 cooked.
Against the 347 spots Cooked tracks in Bridgeport, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 February 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.