Charles Kimball

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 10, 2025
• address3220 N Kimball Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Charles Kimball clean?

Charles Kimball is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 10, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Charles Kimball?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED REAR EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK FAUCET IN POOR REPAIR, LEVER BROKEN BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE REAR EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK FAUCET AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS ALONG VENTILATON HOOD SYSTEM FILTERS AND ADJACENT WALLS AND CEILING TILES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM OF ADEQUATE NUMBER AND CAPACITY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS ALONG FILTERS AND ADJACENT SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS ALONG VENTILATON HOOD SYSTEM FILTERS AND ADJACENT WALLS AND CEILING TILES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM OF ADEQUATE NUMBER AND CAPACITY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS ALONG FILTERS AND ADJACENT SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.

When was Charles Kimball last inspected?

Charles Kimball has 9 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2024.

Charles Kimball vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 September 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.