Family Den

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 3, 2026
• address8940-8944 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60617
• cuisineRestaurant/Bar

Is Family Den clean?

Family Den is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Family Den?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11 OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATED PINK SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE DRINK DISPENSER GUNS AND DRINK DISPENSER GUN HOLDERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED THE UTILITY SINK WITH DIRTY MOP WATER BACKED UP AND NOT DRAINING PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT THE UTILITY SINK DRAINS PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DEBRIS UNDER ALL BAR AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

When was Family Den last inspected?

Family Den has 21 inspections on record going back to October 2, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Family Den vs Burnside

Burnside runs 65% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 9 mid, 24 cooked.

Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Burnside, this one comes out cleaner than 40% of them.

Other spots in Burnside

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  mid · December 12, 2014
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  clean · June 5, 2018
• ✓ Leona's Restaurant
  clean · August 13, 2014
• ✓ Mama Made Sweet Potata Pie
  clean · March 17, 2014
• ✓ Momo Food
  clean · July 2, 2014
• ✓ 123 Mini Mart
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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 March 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.