Cedar Palace

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 9, 2026
• address655 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Cedar Palace clean?

Cedar Palace is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 9, 2026. 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 Cedar Palace?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED THE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. A BUCKET OF WATER BEING HELD INSIDE THE SINK AND BUCKETS ON THE FLOOR WITH SOILED MOPS STORED INSIDE IN FRONT OF THE SINK ON THE FLOOR. DISHES BEING WASHED AND FOODS BEING PREPPED AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED THE HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. OWNER REMOVED DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected • OBSERVED RAW MEATS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED OVER COOKED READY TO EAT FOODS AND FRESH PRODUCE IN TWO SEPARATE COOLERS. IN A GARAGE TALL REACH-IN COOLER RAW BEEF BEING STORED ON THE TOP SHELVING OVER PREPARED FOODS AND PRODUCE. IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NOTED RAW MEAT KABOBS ON TOP SHELVING STORED DIRECTLY OVER CONTAINERS OF COOKED READY TO EAT CHICKEN, BEEF AND OTHER ASSORTED PREPARED FOODS. ALL REMOVED. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD STORAGE OF RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • NOTED COOKED STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES ON STOVE TOP BEING HELD HOT AT 131F. INSTRUCTED TO REHEAT TO 165.F. REVIEWED HOT HOLDING REQUIREMENTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS BEING HELD AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER: BABA GANOUSH AT 51F & 47.3F, FETA CHEESE AT 47.8F, HUMMUS AT 55.4F. ALSO NOTED COOKED CHICKEN IN THE COOKS LINE TALL REACH-IN COOLER AT 49.4F. ALL DISCARDED. REVIEWED COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED SEVERAL CONTAINERS OF READY TO EAT HUMMUS, COOKED CHICKEN AND COOKED BEEF FROM THE PREVIOUS DAYS PREPARATION IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND THE COOKS LINE TALL REACH-IN COOLER NOT DATE LABELED. NO LABELS. REVIEWED THE REQUIRED DATE LABELING OF PREPARED TCS FOODS WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST NOT STORE POTATOES, ONIONS AND OTHER STORED ITEMS ON THE FLOOR IN THE LOWER LEVEL PREP AREA.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST NOT STORE POTATOES, ONIONS AND OTHER STORED ITEMS ON THE FLOOR IN THE LOWER LEVEL PREP AREA.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR SMALL COOLER AND THE GARAGE TALL REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • NOTED BROKEN DOOR HANDLE BEING REPAIRED WITH TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE STORAGE AND KITCHEN AREAS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INTERIOR OF THE GARAGE STORAGE REACH-IN FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ICE BUILD UP.----EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE METAL RACK SHELVING INSIDE THE GARAGE STORAGE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BOTTOM SHELVING OF THE METAL PREP TABLE IN THE LOWER LEVEL PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • SOILED MOP HEADS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED IN BUCKETS ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO STORE INVERTED AT THE UTILITY MOP SINK WHEN NOT IN USE. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD UNDER PREP TABLE LEGS ON FLOORS TO STABILIZE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGS IE: BACKPACKS BEING STORED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED STORAGE AREA FOR EMPLOYEES BELONGS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGS IE: BACKPACKS BEING STORED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED STORAGE AREA FOR EMPLOYEES BELONGS.

When was Cedar Palace last inspected?

Cedar Palace has 9 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2018.

Cedar Palace vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 April 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.