The Beer Bistro

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 4, 2016
• address1415 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614

Is The Beer Bistro clean?

The Beer Bistro is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 4, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Beer Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL SMALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL SMALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM GRILL AND PREP TABLES,RUST FROM SAME AND 2ND FL. WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNIT .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FANGUARD COVER IN BEER WALK IN COOLER,DOOR HINGE ON CHEST FREEZER ON 2ND FL.,TORN BOOTH AND BAR SEATS
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM GRILL AND PREP TABLES,RUST FROM SAME AND 2ND FL. WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNIT .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FANGUARD COVER IN BEER WALK IN COOLER,DOOR HINGE ON CHEST FREEZER ON 2ND FL.,TORN BOOTH AND BAR SEATS
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM OVEN,FRYERS,GRILL TABLE,DISH RACKS,EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CANS,INTERIOR PANEL OF IC E MACHINE,CAN OPENER BLADE,BEER WALK IN COOLER COMPRESSOR UNIT,ROLLING CARTS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA AND FLOOR DRAIN,2ND FL. WALK IN COOLER AND BASEMENT
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA AND FLOOR DRAIN,2ND FL. WALK IN COOLER AND BASEMENT
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASE IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASE IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON 2ND FL. PREP AREA AND CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,BURNT OUT LIGHT IN 2ND FL. PREP AREA.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Inspector Comments: MUST ADJUST SPRING ON 2ND FL. TOILETROOM DOOR TO CLOSE TIGHTER
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT BAR HAND SINK,2ND FL. 3- COMP LEAKY PIPE AT DRAINLINE,LEAKY BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK,LOW WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN WOMEN'S TOILETROOM,MISSING VENTILATION VENT COVER IN MEN'S TOILETROOM,MISSING SINK STOPPER FOR 3- COMP SINKS
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE OR REMOVE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN LIQUOR STORAGE ,HALL WAY STORAGE,1ST & 2ND FL STORAGE AREAS
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION

When was The Beer Bistro last inspected?

The Beer Bistro has 16 inspections on record going back to December 3, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Beer Bistro vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 March 4, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.