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Chubby Cattle Chicago
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 27, 2026
- address2162 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60616
Is Chubby Cattle Chicago clean?
Chubby Cattle Chicago is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chubby Cattle Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND RAW FISH, DUMPLINGS AND VEGGIES IN TWO DOOR COOLER AT 66F. FOUND COOKED RICE IN A RICE COOKER AT 80F. RICE LEFT IN UNIT OVERNIGHT. FOOD WAS DISCARDED VALUED AT $200 AND 16 LBS. PRIORITY VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FOOD REQUIREMENTS 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. CORRECTED ON SITE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF REFRIGERATION UNIT. FOUND A TWO DOOR COOLER IN A SMALL PREP AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR AT 66.5F; INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN UNIT AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FOOD REQUIREMENTS 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. CORRECTED ON SITE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACE OF COOKING BURNER IN KITCHEN AND SHELVES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA OF THE KITCHEN ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND THE UTILITY SINK IN THE SECOND FLOOR KITCHEN CLOGGED; INSTRUCTED TO UNCLOG SINK AND REPAIR LEAK.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DUST ON THE CEILING VENTS IN THE KITCHEN AND WASHROOMS. OBSERVED DUST ON THE VENTILATION FANS ON THE CEILINGS OF THE WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. OBSERVED DUST ON THE FAN COVERS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FAN COVERS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT DUST OBSERVED ON THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT DUST OBSERVED ON THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
When was Chubby Cattle Chicago last inspected?
Chubby Cattle Chicago has 10 inspections on record going back to June 17, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2025 | — | |
| April 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 2, 2025 | — | |
| February 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2024 | — | |
| June 17, 2024 | Pass |
Chubby Cattle Chicago vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 May 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.