• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 12, 2024 →
• address141 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60604

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Is Big Shoulders Coffee clean?

Big Shoulders Coffee is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 12, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Big Shoulders Coffee?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2024. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Big Shoulders Coffee last inspected?

Big Shoulders Coffee has 4 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2018.

Big Shoulders Coffee vs Loop

Loop runs 81% clean across 1,996 tracked restaurants — 1,595 clean, 329 mid, 43 cooked.

Against the 1,996 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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.

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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 December 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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