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Galata Mediterranean
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 12, 2025
- address3345 N Clark St, Chicago 60657
Is Galata Mediterranean clean?
Galata Mediterranean is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 12, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Galata Mediterranean?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A SIGNAGE EMPLYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 738-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS AT ALL TIMES.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING AND WALLS BEHIND DISH WASHING AREA AND FRONT/REAR OF KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST SEAL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GAPS BETWEEN FLOOR NEXT TO OVEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES BEHIND 2-DOOR TALL REFRIGERATOR IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA/DISH AREA.
When was Galata Mediterranean last inspected?
Galata Mediterranean has 1 inspection on record going back to November 12, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Galata Mediterranean vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 November 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.