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Gayle's Best Ever Grlled Cheese
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2026
- address108 N State St, Chicago 60602
Is Gayle's Best Ever Grlled Cheese clean?
Gayle's Best Ever Grlled Cheese is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Gayle's Best Ever Grlled Cheese?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2026, 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 • 4-101.19 : OBSERVED CRATES BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREA MUST ELIMINATE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS FOR FOOD STORAGE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALK IN COOLER FAN GUARD COVERS,DUST BUILD UP ON FRONT PREP AREA SHELVING UNITS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14 : OBSERVED TABLE TOP DEEP FRYERS ON REAR PREP TABLE AND NO VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE MUST PROVIDE UNDERNEATH VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14 : OBSERVED TABLE TOP DEEP FRYERS ON REAR PREP TABLE AND NO VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE MUST PROVIDE UNDERNEATH VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN.
When was Gayle's Best Ever Grlled Cheese last inspected?
Gayle's Best Ever Grlled Cheese has 11 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 13, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 30, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 17, 2022 | Fail | |
| January 24, 2022 | Pass |
Gayle's Best Ever Grlled Cheese vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 January 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.