Chicago Pickle

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 24, 2025
• address3055 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60618
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Chicago Pickle clean?

Chicago Pickle is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 24, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Pickle?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CH TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CH TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE UNDERNEATH THE DEEP FRYERS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDERNEATH DEEP FRYERS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MULTIPLE MISSING CEILING PANELS IN THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MIANTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS BEING STORED ON PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE ORDERLY STORAGE AREA FOR EMPLOYEES CLOTHING AND OTHER POSSESSIONS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS BEING STORED ON PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE ORDERLY STORAGE AREA FOR EMPLOYEES CLOTHING AND OTHER POSSESSIONS.

When was Chicago Pickle last inspected?

Chicago Pickle has 5 inspections on record going back to June 5, 2023.

Chicago Pickle 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 March 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.