Cooked?The Bureau Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 21, 2012 →
- address75 E 16Th St, Chicago 60616
- cuisineBar
Is The Bureau Bar clean?
The Bureau Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 21, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Bureau Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 21, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
When was The Bureau Bar last inspected?
The Bureau Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2012.
December 21, 2012 Pass
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View full inspection →The Bureau Bar vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 80% clean across 297 tracked restaurants — 235 clean, 51 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 297 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.
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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 December 21, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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