Cooked?
Ahjoomah's Apron
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 13, 2026
- address218 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616
Is Ahjoomah's Apron clean?
Ahjoomah's Apron is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ahjoomah's Apron?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM AREA OF THE FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND OTHER BUILD UP. CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, CLEAN BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS AND PREP TABLES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, THREE COMP SINK AND AROUND AND BEHIND OTHER EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. ALSO CLEAN CEILING VENTS WHERE NEEDED TO REMOVE DUST.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Ahjoomah's Apron last inspected?
Ahjoomah's Apron has 22 inspections on record going back to January 29, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 27, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 13, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 4, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 4, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 28, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2017 | Fail |
Ahjoomah's Apron vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.
Other spots in Armour Square
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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.