Del Seoul

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 30, 2026
• address2568-2570 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Del Seoul clean?

Del Seoul is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Del Seoul?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NOTED AN OPEN 1 INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD OF THE SOUTH REAR EXIT SCREENED DOOR LEADING TO THE ALLEY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • BOX FREEZER IN THE WEST BASEMENT WHERE THE GREASE TRAP IS LOCATED NOTED STORED UNDER WASTE WATER PIPING AND NO SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING. MUST REMOVE OR PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING AND ENCASE WASTE WATER PIPING.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • BOX FREEZER IN THE WEST BASEMENT WHERE THE GREASE TRAP IS LOCATED NOTED STORED UNDER WASTE WATER PIPING AND NO SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING. MUST REMOVE OR PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING AND ENCASE WASTE WATER PIPING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOX AS A STORAGE CONTAINER FOR STORED CLEANING AGENTS IN THE FRONT CASHIER AREA. MUST BE WASHABLE.----COOKS LINE PREP COOLER CUTTING BOARD IN POOR REPAIR, DAMAGED BY FIRE AND MELTED ON TWO SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS UNDER THE RUBBER MATS.----HOLE IN THE BASEMENT CEILING AND WALL AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE REFRIGERATION STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.----RAW WOODEN WALL IN THE BASEMENT HALLWAY BETWEEN BASEMENTS. MUST PAINT/SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE BASEMENT STORED TO GO CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE WEST BASEMENT SUCH AS PILED WOOD MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.

When was Del Seoul last inspected?

Del Seoul has 32 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Del Seoul vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

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  clean · December 7, 2010
• ✓ Kabuki Restaurant
  clean · April 6, 2018
• ✓ Kabuki Restaurant
  clean · August 2, 2011
• ✓! 7-Eleven
  mid · December 11, 2019
• ✓ 7-Eleven
  clean · December 2, 2010
• ✓ Fitness Formula Club
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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 April 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.