Falafel Joint

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 31, 2026 →
• address6814 W North Ave, Chicago 60707

Is Falafel Joint clean?

Falafel Joint is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 31, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Falafel Joint?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Falafel Joint last inspected?

Falafel Joint has 9 inspections on record going back to October 14, 2021.

Falafel Joint vs Montclare

Montclare runs 73% clean across 163 tracked restaurants — 117 clean, 38 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 163 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 August 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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