Chicago Produce

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 22, 2025 →
• address3500 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Chicago Produce clean?

Chicago Produce is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 22, 2025. 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 Chicago Produce?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was Chicago Produce last inspected?

Chicago Produce has 19 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chicago Produce vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 76% clean across 328 tracked restaurants — 248 clean, 69 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 328 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 8% of them.

Other spots in Albany Park

• ✓ Noonkabab
  cooked · October 5, 2016
• ✓! Mi Lindo Palmar
  cooked · February 27, 2012
• ✓ Taqueria Zapata
  cooked · June 24, 2011
• ✓ New York Bakery
  cooked · March 31, 2020
• ✓ La Fogata Nueva Restaurant
  clean · August 11, 2025
• ? Taqueria Los Mogotes De Michoacan Corp.
  cooked · March 24, 2011

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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 September 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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