Fathom

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 19, 2026
• address1622 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Fathom clean?

Fathom is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Fathom?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-005.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GREASE TRAP IN THE DISHWASHING AREA CONTAINING RUST AND CHIPPED PAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAINT OR REPLACE GREASE TRAP SO SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANBLE. • OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REFINISH OR PROVIDE NEW CUTTING BOARDS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE OUTSIDE STORAGE ROOMS SUCH AS THE POTATO SLICER AND OTHER ITEMS THAT IS NOT USED FOR THE DAILY OPERATION OF THE FACILITY AND ELEVATE ALL REMAINING EQUIPMENT AT LEAST SIX INCHES ABOVE TO FLOOR TO MAKE AREAS EASILY CLEANABLE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Fathom last inspected?

Fathom has 2 inspections on record going back to December 22, 2025.

Fathom vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 March 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.