Chicago Smoke

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 27, 2026 →
• address2300 S Throop St, Chicago 60608
• cuisineCatering

Is Chicago Smoke clean?

Chicago Smoke is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Smoke?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Chicago Smoke last inspected?

Chicago Smoke has 40 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chicago Smoke vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 80% clean across 699 tracked restaurants — 550 clean, 100 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 699 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 August 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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