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The Monarch Restaurant Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 26, 2015
- address1745 W North Ave, Chicago 60622
Is The Monarch Restaurant Bar clean?
The Monarch Restaurant Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Monarch Restaurant Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL WHEELS, INTERIOR OF REACH IN FREEZER, INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER, POP GUN AND POP GUN HOLDERS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD AND GREASE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN BASEMENT STORAGE, PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS. FLOORS IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. FLOORS IN THE FRONT BAR AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS IN BASEMENT STORAGE, PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS. FLOORS IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. FLOORS IN THE FRONT BAR AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHT SHEILD NEEDED IN BASEMENT DISH AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAK AT FAUCET AT 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER AT ALL TIMES. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO ONE ON SITE WITH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INFORMATION GIVEN TO MANAGER.Food Handler Requirements Met • NO ONE ON SITE WITH FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INFORMATION GIVEN TO MANAGER.
When was The Monarch Restaurant Bar last inspected?
The Monarch Restaurant Bar has 13 inspections on record going back to November 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| February 26, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2015 | — | |
| October 23, 2014 | — | |
| August 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 15, 2014 | — | |
| October 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 29, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 1, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2011 | Fail |
The Monarch Restaurant Bar vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 26, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.