Esme

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2026 →
• address2200-2204 N Clark, Chicago 60614

Is Esme clean?

Esme is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Esme?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Esme last inspected?

Esme has 11 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2020.

Esme vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 78% clean across 892 tracked restaurants — 687 clean, 174 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 892 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

• ✓ Esme
  clean · July 15, 2021
• ✓ Kala Modern Greek
  clean · April 9, 2026
• ✓ Halligan Bar
  clean · November 16, 2020
• ✓! Frank's
  mid · May 10, 2021
• ✓ Hook And Ladder Bar
  clean · November 16, 2020
• ✓ Salvatore's Restaurant
  clean · November 20, 2025

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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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 February 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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