Circle K

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 10, 2026 →
• address3601 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Circle K clean?

Circle K is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 10, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Circle K?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Circle K last inspected?

Circle K has 4 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2022.

Circle K vs North Center

North Center runs 84% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 408 clean, 73 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 3% of them.

Other spots in North Center

• ✓ Sweet Rabbit Bakery
  clean · January 3, 2025
• ✓! Tropical Smoothie Cafe
  mid · February 19, 2026
• ✓ Mcdonald's
  cooked · May 23, 2023
• ✓ The Bakehouse Chicago
  clean · December 2, 2024
• ✓ Demo Brewing Company
  clean · August 24, 2023
• ✓ Kraken Sushi & Beyond
  clean · August 19, 2022

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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 February 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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