The Black Barrel Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 27, 2023 →
• address455 W North Ave., Chicago 60610

Is The Black Barrel Tavern clean?

The Black Barrel Tavern is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on October 6, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on October 27, 2023. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Black Barrel Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used

When was The Black Barrel Tavern last inspected?

The Black Barrel Tavern has 13 inspections on record going back to January 11, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Black Barrel Tavern vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 78% clean across 892 tracked restaurants — 687 clean, 174 mid, 21 cooked.

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• ✓ The Black Barrel Tavern
  clean · January 13, 2022
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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 October 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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