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The Polenta Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 23, 2018
- address1002 W Lake St, Chicago 60607
Is The Polenta Bar clean?
The Polenta Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 23, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Polenta Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DISCONTINUE USING MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREA. INSTALL CORRECT FOOD RACKS FOR STORAGE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DISCONTINUE USING MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREA. INSTALL CORRECT FOOD RACKS FOR STORAGE.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP, CLOSET WHERE HOT WATER TANK IS LOCATED, AND CUSTOMER SEATING AREA.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP, CLOSET WHERE HOT WATER TANK IS LOCATED, AND CUSTOMER SEATING AREA.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN DUST FROM CEILING VENTS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN DUST FROM CEILING VENTS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER FROM THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AND DRY STORAGE AREA, AND GARAGE. ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
When was The Polenta Bar last inspected?
The Polenta Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2017 | Pass |
The Polenta Bar vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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 January 23, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.