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Cleo's Southern Cuisine
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 21, 2025
- address4248 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60653
Is Cleo's Southern Cuisine clean?
Cleo's Southern Cuisine is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cleo's Southern Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN THE DRY STORAGE SHELVING AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE BULK STORAGE CONTAINER TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS NEED CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNER BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT DIRTY. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT DIRTY. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION (#58 : ALLERGEN TRAINING) NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2590388 DATE 3/1/24. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-42-090. Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED THE PIC/ CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT HIS ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.Previous Core Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION (#58 : ALLERGEN TRAINING) NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2590388 DATE 3/1/24. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-42-090. Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED THE PIC/ CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT HIS ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
When was Cleo's Southern Cuisine last inspected?
Cleo's Southern Cuisine has 8 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 27, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 19, 2019 | Fail |
Cleo's Southern Cuisine vs Oakland
Oakland runs 77% clean across 56 tracked restaurants — 43 clean, 12 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 56 spots Cooked tracks in Oakland, 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 March 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.