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American Girl Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 1, 2026
- address845 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60611
Is American Girl Cafe clean?
American Girl Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at American Girl Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/FOOD SPILLS ON SHELVES IN CABINET UNDER HANDWASH SINK AT WAIT SERVER AREA. MUST CLEAN SHELVES AND MAINTAIN.
When was American Girl Cafe last inspected?
American Girl Cafe has 12 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 5, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2014 | Pass |
American Girl Cafe vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 April 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.