Chicken Works And Salad Co.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 2, 2025
• address3658 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618

Is Chicken Works And Salad Co. clean?

Chicken Works And Salad Co. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 2, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chicken Works And Salad Co.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • LABEL PLASTIC FOOD BOTTLE/CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME AT STORAGE AREA
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE TOP LID OF WHITE CHEST FREEZER(WEST AREA IN BASEMENT)BY THE WALL.REPLACE • HANDLES/KNOBS ARE MISSING FROM LIDS OF HOT HOLDING UNIT POTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN HANDLES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST PROVIDE HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AT ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER AND BESIDE COOKING EQUIPMENT,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS REQUIRED IN BASEMENT EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS REQUIRED IN BASEMENT EMPLOYEE'S WASHROOM.

When was Chicken Works And Salad Co. last inspected?

Chicken Works And Salad Co. has 20 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chicken Works And Salad Co. vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 July 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.