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Gather Chicago
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 17, 2024
- address4539 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Gather Chicago clean?
Gather Chicago is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 17, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Gather Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESIVE GREASE BUILD-UP ON FLOOR AND PIPES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS IN THE 1ST FLOOR MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA AND FLOOR TILES NEED RE-GROUTING IN FRONT OF COOLERS IN SAME KITCHEN PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE BASEMENT PREP AREA CEILING ABOVE THE DISHMACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CEILING AND MAINTAIN TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • OBSERVED OUTSIDE REAR OF THE PREMISES NOT MAINTAINED STORING UNUSED FOOD EQUIPMENTS ETC. ON SIDE OF BUILDING AND EXCESSIVE HIGH WEEDS BEHIND THE REAR OUTDOOR PATIO.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS FROM THE PREMISES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
When was Gather Chicago last inspected?
Gather Chicago has 24 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| September 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2024 | — | |
| November 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 3, 2023 | — | |
| July 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 23, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2021 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 11, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2018 | Fail | |
| April 20, 2018 | — |
Gather Chicago vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 September 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.