Borelli's

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2026
• address2124 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Borelli's clean?

Borelli's is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Borelli's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A DEAD COCKROACH ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP TABLE WHERE OIL IS STORED. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY (APPROX. 45 RAT DROPPINGS AND 35 MOUSE DROPPINGS) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: OBSERVED 10 RAT DROPPINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE AND 20 DROPPINGS UNDER THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE IN THE SMALL ROOM THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY A WASHROOM, 5 DROPPINGS BEHIND THE OLD MIXER ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA AND 10 DROPPINGS UNDER A STORAGE TABLE AGAINST THE WALL. OBSERVED 1 MOUSE DROPPING INSIDE OF THE PIZZA OVEN LEDGE, 4 DROPPINGS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA CORNER UNDER THE DOUGH SHEETER, 5 DROPPINGS UNDER THE CORNER OF THE BAR UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, 5 DROPPINGS UNDER THE 1-DOOR COOLER AT THE BAR AREA, 2 DROPPINGS AT THE CORNER OF THE STAGE ON THE FLOOR, 5 DROPPINGS IN AND AROUND THE REAR FIREPLACE AREA, 5 DROPPINGS BEHIND THE VENDING MACHINE, 1 DROPPING AGAINST THE WALL IN THE DINING AREA AND 7 DROPPINGS ON THE KEG PLATFORM INSIDE OF THE SIDE ENTRANCE DOOR NEAR THE STAIRCASE TO THE 2ND FLOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP TABLE WHERE OIL IS STORED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE PLUMBING LEAK BENEATH THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • SEAL GAPS AND OPENINGS IN THE WALLS WHERE RODENT ENTRY IS POSSIBLE AND WHERE STUFFED WITH STEEL WOOL ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. REPAIR THE OPENING IN THE DRYWALL AROUND THE MOP SINK FAUCET IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM.

When was Borelli's last inspected?

Borelli's has 42 inspections on record going back to October 19, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Borelli's vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.

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• ✓ Aden Sea Food & Meat Market
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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 July 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.