Cooked?Chicago restaurant health inspection downgrades — October 12, 2026
Chicago restaurant inspection changes first received by Cooked during the week ending 2026-10-11: 20 downgrades. Official Chicago Department of Public Health records.
How to read this brief
20 downgrades
These are meaningful inspection records Cooked first received between October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026. The authority may have performed an inspection earlier and published it later, so every restaurant below carries the inspection’s actual date.
An inspection is a dated official record, not a guarantee about every meal before or after it.
Ratings moved down 📉
Parkway Ballroom
4455 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr · Chicago 60653 · Grand Boulevard
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 8, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 1 total
- •Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Charley's
1400 E 47Th Dr · Chicago 60653 · Kenwood
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 8, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 2 total
- •Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Sharks
5751 W Division St · Chicago 60651 · Austin
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 8, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
5 critical violations · 16 total
- ⚠️Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties critical
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible critical
- ⚠️City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate critical
- ⚠️Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting critical
- •Approved Thawing Methods Used
- •Thermometers Provided & Accurate
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Cove Lounge
1750 E 55Th St · Chicago 60615 · Hyde Park
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 8, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
2 critical violations · 5 total
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible critical
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
- ⚠️Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events critical
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Supermercado Antonio's Corp.
2656 S Homan Ave · Chicago 60623 · South Lawndale
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 7, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 7 total
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
- •Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- •Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
- •All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
Cafe Mustache
2313-2315 N Milwaukee Ave · Chicago 60647 · Logan Square
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 7, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
1 critical violation · 7 total
- •Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- ⚠️City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate critical
- •Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
- •Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- •Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- •Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
Charlies Chicago
3726 N Broadway · Chicago 60613 · Lake View
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 7, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 3 total
- •Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
Dunkin Donuts
3359 N Harlem Ave · Chicago 60634 · Dunning
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 6, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
1 critical violation · 3 total
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible critical
- •Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- •Previous Core Violation Corrected
Honey 1 Bbq
746 E 43Rd St · Chicago 60653 · Oakland
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 6, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 3 total
- •Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- •Previous Core Violation Corrected
Oriental Chop Suey
1820 W 95Th St · Chicago 60643 · Beverly
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 6, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 6 total
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •Personal Cleanliness
- •Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- •Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
Don Pedro Carnitas
1113 W 18Th St · Chicago 60608 · Lower West Side
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 6, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
1 critical violation · 3 total
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible critical
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
Harold's
2300 S Throop St · Chicago 60608 · Lower West Side
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 6, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
1 critical violation · 7 total
- ⚠️Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting critical
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
- •Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- •Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- •Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
Sushi Taku
1904-1906 W Division St · Chicago 60622 · West Town
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 5, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
1 critical violation · 11 total
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible critical
- •Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Personal Cleanliness
- •Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
- •Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- •Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- •Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
Bob's Pizza
1659 W 21St St · Chicago 60608 · Lower West Side
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 5, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
1 critical violation · 9 total
- •Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
- ⚠️Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting critical
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
- •Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- •Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
- •Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Bayan Ko Diner
1820-1822 W Montrose Ave · Chicago 60613 · North Center
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 5, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
3 critical violations · 15 total
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible critical
- ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction critical
- •Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- ⚠️City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate critical
- •Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
- •Proper Date Marking And Disposition
- •Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used
- •Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
Furama Restaurant
4936 N Broadway · Chicago 60640 · Uptown
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 2, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 8 total
- •Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
- •Approved Thawing Methods Used
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
- •In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
- •Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- •Previous Core Violation Corrected
Jj Fish
411 S Kedzie Ave · Chicago 60612 · East Garfield Park
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated October 1, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 7 total
- •Approved Thawing Methods Used
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •Personal Cleanliness
- •Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- •Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- •Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
Tony's Finer Foods
5233 N Lincoln Ave · Chicago 60625 · Lincoln Square
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated September 30, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 7 total
- •Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
- •Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
- •Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- •Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Arzan Market
4706-4708 N Kimball Ave · Chicago 60625 · Albany Park
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated September 30, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
2 critical violations · 8 total
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible critical
- ⚠️Food Obtained From Approved Source critical
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
- •Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- •Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- •All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
Bawarchi On Oakley
6406-6408 N Oakley Ave · Chicago 60645 · West Ridge
Pass → Fail (clean → cooked) · inspection dated September 29, 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
0 critical violations · 7 total
- •Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
- •Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
- •Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
- •Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- •Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- •Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- •Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Neighborhood and local-area movement 🗺️
These are places with at least two qualifying changes in the reporting period—not a claim that every restaurant in the area moved the same way.
Lake View
10 changes: 7 setbacks and 3 improvements
0 closures · 7 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 3 recoveries
West Ridge
7 changes: 4 setbacks and 3 improvements
0 closures · 4 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 3 recoveries
Albany Park
6 changes: 4 setbacks and 2 improvements
0 closures · 4 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 2 recoveries
Lower West Side
6 changes: 3 setbacks and 3 improvements
0 closures · 3 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 3 recoveries
Affected chains and same-name locations 📍
Only name groups with at least three operating Chicago locations and a qualifying change this period appear here. Counts describe each group’s current citywide record at publication; shared names do not always prove shared ownership.
Dunkin Donuts
95 clean · 24 mid · 7 cooked across 126 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 126 operating locations tracked
Family Dollar
44 clean · 12 mid · 1 cooked across 57 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 57 operating locations tracked
Little Caesar Pizza
5 clean · 4 mid · 0 cooked across 9 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 9 operating locations tracked
Jj Fish
4 clean · 1 mid · 1 cooked across 6 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 6 operating locations tracked
How Chicago’s result works
clean = Pass, mid = Pass w/ Conditions, cooked = Fail — Chicago’s official results.
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.
Corrections and updates
No corrections recorded. The facts above are the frozen publication snapshot; restaurant links show the current record.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked preserves the authority’s grade and adds clean / mid / cooked only as a comparison layer. Read the methodology → · Browse explainers and stories →