BAY LEAF RESTAURANT.

Chicago Health Dept

3641 W IRVING PARK RD · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

2 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Apr 2017.

Last inspected Apr 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

APR 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 12

2017

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED ICE BLOCK BUILD UP ON WALK IN COOLER COMPRESSOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ICE BUILD UP ON COOLER COMPRESSOR.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE BAR COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.

APR 12

2016

PASS 6 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.

Minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

EXPOSED TABLEWARES MUST BE PROTECTED FROM PUBLIC.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST NOT USE CLOTH AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT BAR AND KITCHEN. HARD PLASTIC SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH OPEN SEAMS/GAPS. MUST SEAL.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

BOTH WASHROOM WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHEILDS IN THE REAR DRY FOOD /FREEZER STORAGE ROOM.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A UTILITY MOP SINK FOR WASTE WATER DISPOSAL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND PROPERLY DRAINING. MUST PROVIDE THREE STOPPERS FOR THE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.

Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-07-05. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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