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Cottage Fuel
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 13, 2026
- address7560 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Cottage Fuel clean?
Cottage Fuel is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cottage Fuel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.12// OBSERVED OUTDOOR STORAGE SPACE BETWEEN BUILDING AND ORANGE SHIPPING CRATE NOT ORGANIZED. NOTED BOXES AND CRATES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT ENCLOSED SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.12// OBSERVED OUTDOOR STORAGE SPACE BETWEEN BUILDING AND ORANGE SHIPPING CRATE NOT ORGANIZED. NOTED BOXES AND CRATES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT ENCLOSED SPACE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114// NOTED CLUTTER ON THE FLOORS IN THE DISHROOM/ STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS. ALL KEPT ITEMS ARE TO BE STORED ON PROPER SHELVING THAT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AND A MINIMUM OF SIX INCHES OFF THE GROUND.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11// OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING VENTILATION FAN INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEANAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11// OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING VENTILATION FAN INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13// OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13// OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13// OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGERN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING AND PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTION ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
When was Cottage Fuel last inspected?
Cottage Fuel has 5 inspections on record going back to March 18, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 11, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 18, 2024 | Pass |
Cottage Fuel vs Greater Grand Crossing
Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, 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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.