Elston Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 9, 2024 →
• address3976 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618
• cuisineLiquor

Is Elston Market clean?

Elston Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 9, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Elston Market?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on May 9, 2024. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Elston Market last inspected?

Elston Market has 3 inspections on record going back to March 5, 2024.

Elston Market vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 78% clean across 369 tracked restaurants — 288 clean, 74 mid, 5 cooked.

Against the 369 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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.

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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 May 9, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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