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The Bar On Buena
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 17, 2026
- address910 W Buena Ave, Chicago 60613
Is The Bar On Buena clean?
The Bar On Buena is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Bar On Buena?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR TO THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF ALL OUTER OPENINGS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.11 REPLACE THE MOLDY AND BUCKLED WOODEN LIQUOR STORAGE SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11 SMOOTHLY SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS IN THE BASEMENT WALLS, FLOOR, CEILING AND FOUNDATION TO ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.
When was The Bar On Buena last inspected?
The Bar On Buena has 30 inspections on record going back to July 20, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 6, 2026 | — | |
| October 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 15, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 5, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 20, 2022 | — | |
| March 21, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2022 | — | |
| February 22, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2021 | Fail |
The Bar On Buena vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 April 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.