Flo

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
• address1434 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Flo clean?

Flo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Flo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HAND WASH SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE IN FRONT KITCHEN/PREP AREA DUE TO SANITIZING BUCKET WITH SANITIZER SOLUTION AND WIPING CLOTH(S) STORED IN HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED THAT HAND WASH SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND USE FOR HANDWASHING ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR CHROME/STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN FOOD CONTAINERS UNCOVERED IN THE REAR KITCHEN/PREP AREA AND COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS AND/OR COVERS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN FOOD CONTAINERS UNCOVERED IN THE REAR KITCHEN/PREP AREA AND COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS AND/OR COVERS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS BEING STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS BETWEEN USE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS BEING STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS BETWEEN USE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTED/PAINT CHIPPED STORAGE RACKS ABOVE THE PREP TABLE IN THE FRONT KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON EXHAUST VENTS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON EXHAUST VENTS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

When was Flo last inspected?

Flo has 26 inspections on record going back to August 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Flo vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 54% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Handlebar Chicago
  clean · November 20, 2025
• ✓ Shell
  cooked · August 30, 2012
• ? Chava's Taco's
  cooked · November 19, 2010
• ✓ Alliance Poultry Farm Mkt Inc
  clean · May 8, 2025
• ✓ Mr Taco's
  cooked · February 26, 2010
• ✓ Riverside Deli
  cooked · February 5, 2015

See every restaurant inspection in West Town →

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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.