Always Thai

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 18, 2023 →
• address1825 W Irving Park, Chicago 60613

Is Always Thai clean?

Always Thai is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on July 31, 2023, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on January 18, 2023. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Always Thai?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 18, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Always Thai last inspected?

Always Thai has 20 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Always Thai vs North Center

North Center runs 83% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 407 clean, 73 mid, 8 cooked.

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• ✓ The Pony Inn
  clean · August 11, 2011
• ✓ Armand's Pizzeria
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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 18, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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