Cajun Boil & Shake

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2024 →
• address5500 S Shore Dr, Chicago 60637

Is Cajun Boil & Shake clean?

Cajun Boil & Shake is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on March 11, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on August 26, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Cajun Boil & Shake?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Cajun Boil & Shake last inspected?

Cajun Boil & Shake has 14 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cajun Boil & Shake vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 80% clean across 211 tracked restaurants — 168 clean, 36 mid, 5 cooked.

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  clean · April 4, 2022
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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 August 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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