Fado Irish Pub

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
• address100 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60610

Is Fado Irish Pub clean?

Fado Irish Pub is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 9, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Fado Irish Pub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED DOUBLE DOOR ON THE GRAND SIDE WITH A GAP IN THE LOWER MIDDLE OF THE DOORS AND A GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR, BOTH ABOUT 1/4". INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE DRAINS IN THE KITCHEN AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE HANLDE OF THE LOWER REACH IN COOLING UNIT LOWER RIGHT OF THE MICROWAVE UNIT WITH A BROKEN HANDLE IN NEED OF REPAIR FROM SHARP EDGE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE AREA UNDER THE GRILL AND 8 BURNER COOKING UNIT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM GREASE, DUST, DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR AND WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM DIRT, DUST, GREASE AND DEBRIS. THE KITCHEN AREA AT THE COOK LINE SIDE UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT...THE UPSTAIRS BAR AREA SIDES OF COOLING UNITS, UNDER AND AROUND ALL NON COOKING EQUIPMENT...THE UPSTAIRS COFFEE GRINDING AND MAKING STATION FLOOR AND THE MAIN BAR AREA SHELVING AND FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED HOOD VENTILATION UNIT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED HOOD VENTILATION UNIT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Fado Irish Pub last inspected?

Fado Irish Pub has 19 inspections on record going back to January 15, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Fado Irish Pub vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.