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Evelyn's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 25, 2026
- address5522 S State St, Chicago 60621
Is Evelyn's clean?
Evelyn's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Evelyn's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4 GAP AT REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DOOR SWEEP TO ENSURE A TIGHT SEAL AT BASE OF DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE IN CAPRTMENTS UNDER BOTH FRYERS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED DOOR TO TOILET ROOM WITH NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED DOOR TO TOILET ROOM WITH NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION ON SITE.
When was Evelyn's last inspected?
Evelyn's has 15 inspections on record going back to February 21, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2026 | — | |
| July 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2021 | Fail | |
| November 24, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 9, 2020 | — | |
| September 26, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 31, 2018 | Pass |
Evelyn's vs Washington Park
Washington Park runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 196 clean, 52 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 February 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.