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.

• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Cedar Palace last inspected?

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

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Cedar Palace vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 78% clean across 889 tracked restaurants — 692 clean, 169 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 889 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 April 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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