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Always Always Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 3, 2024
- address655 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60613
Is Always Always Cafe clean?
Always Always Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 3, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Always Always Cafe?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2024. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Always Always Cafe last inspected?
Always Always Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| June 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2024 | Fail |
Always Always Cafe vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 June 3, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.