Art's Drive In

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 21, 2026
• address1333 W North Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Art's Drive In clean?

Art's Drive In is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Art's Drive In?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINER STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS. OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN FREEZER AND PREP COOLERS UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINER STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS. OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN FREEZER AND PREP COOLERS UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USAGE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS (ICE SCOOPER AND KNIVES) STORED IMPROPERLY DIRECTLY IN FOOD CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS (ICE SCOOPER AND KNIVES) STORED IMPROPERLY DIRECTLY IN FOOD CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN THE PREP AND FRONTLINE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVING 6" FROM THE FLOOR WHICH PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAK AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED BOTH ALL-GENDER WASHROOMS WITHOUT A SELF CLOSING DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BOTH ALL-GENDER WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED BOTH ALL-GENDER WASHROOMS WITHOUT A SELF CLOSING DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN BOTH ALL-GENDER WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

When was Art's Drive In last inspected?

Art's Drive In has 3 inspections on record going back to February 3, 2025.

Art's Drive In vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 May 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.