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BAR 22

2244 S MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60616

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-01-09; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source

4 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-01-09), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-01-09: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-37 — FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED SOME DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED AND SOME LABELS ILLEGIBLE ON THE DRY INGREDIENTS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND RELABEL ALL CONTAINERS IN ORDER WITH COMMON FOOD NAME.
  • Not Critical: CHI-44 — UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED PLATES, BOWLS, SPOONS, AND FORKS NOT INVERTED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT OR COVER ALL TABLEWARE AND MAINTAIN.
  • Critical: CHI-52 — SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER CONVEYING OF SEWAGE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. WHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND HANDWASHING SINK IS USE SEWAGE BACKS UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN NEAR THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD AND POOLS ON THE PREP AREA FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER AND SURROUNDING THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA WITH BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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