Duke's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 29, 2013
• address1724-1726 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640

Is Duke's clean?

Duke's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 29, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Duke's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 29, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • CEILING LIGHT COVER MISSING ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVER FOR CEILING LIGHT BULBS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED CRACKS/CREVICES IN WALL BEHIND HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL GAPS IN WALL.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED CRACKS/CREVICES IN WALL BEHIND HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL GAPS IN WALL.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • STORAGE ROOM CLUTTERED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE.

When was Duke's last inspected?

Duke's has 4 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2012.

Duke's vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 April 29, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.