Brookdale Lake Shore Drive

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 19, 2025
• address2960 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago 60657

Is Brookdale Lake Shore Drive clean?

Brookdale Lake Shore Drive is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 19, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Brookdale Lake Shore Drive?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK INSIDE THE UNISEX EMPLOYEES' WASHROOM LOCATED IN REAR OF KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. WATER TEMPERATURE 86.3F AT THIS TIME. MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 100F WATER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PLUMBER ON SITE HOT WATER HAS BEEN RESTORED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN FRONT SERVING STATION AREA IN THE 2ND FLOOR ALSO OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF CONTAINER IN THE SERVING LINE LOCATED ON THE 5TH FLOOR. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN FRONT SERVING STATION AREA IN THE 2ND FLOOR ALSO OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF CONTAINER IN THE SERVING LINE LOCATED ON THE 5TH FLOOR. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE REAR OF KITHEN 2ND FLOOR AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON-TOXIC FOOD-GRADE PAINT
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREEZER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE PREP SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST REAPIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND CEILING ON REAR FOOD STORAGE ROOM LOCATED IN THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2619175 ON 06/13/25. #55. FLOORS IN PREP AREA/DISHROOM, IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING (FOOD SPILLAGE, ENCRUSTED FOOD, GREASE ETC), DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT AND CORNERS, INCLUDED FLOOR DRAINS.SEAL BASEBOARD AND REPLACE MISSING BASEBOARD WALLS. REMOVE EXCESS WATER IN DISH ROOM AND ICE MACHINE AREA. KEEP AREA DRY. OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED A FEW WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN 2ND FLOOR PACKAGED AREA. MUST REPAIR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN 2ND FLOOR IN FRONT OF ELEVATED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALL PREVIOUS COR VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY THE END OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2619175 ON 06/13/25. #55. FLOORS IN PREP AREA/DISHROOM, IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING (FOOD SPILLAGE, ENCRUSTED FOOD, GREASE ETC), DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT AND CORNERS, INCLUDED FLOOR DRAINS.SEAL BASEBOARD AND REPLACE MISSING BASEBOARD WALLS. REMOVE EXCESS WATER IN DISH ROOM AND ICE MACHINE AREA. KEEP AREA DRY. OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED A FEW WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN 2ND FLOOR PACKAGED AREA. MUST REPAIR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN 2ND FLOOR IN FRONT OF ELEVATED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. ALL PREVIOUS COR VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY THE END OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED

When was Brookdale Lake Shore Drive last inspected?

Brookdale Lake Shore Drive has 17 inspections on record going back to November 15, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Brookdale Lake Shore Drive vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 December 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.