Cooked?Food First Chicago
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 14, 2016 →
- address3207 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Food First Chicago clean?
Food First Chicago is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 14, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Food First Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 14, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
When was Food First Chicago last inspected?
Food First Chicago has 1 inspection on record going back to January 14, 2016.
January 14, 2016 Pass
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View full inspection →Food First Chicago vs Avondale
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Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 January 14, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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