Gayles's Best Ever Grilled Cheese

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 19, 2021 →
• address108 N State St, Chicago 60602

Is Gayles's Best Ever Grilled Cheese clean?

Gayles's Best Ever Grilled Cheese is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on January 24, 2022, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on April 19, 2021. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Gayles's Best Ever Grilled Cheese?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 19, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container

When was Gayles's Best Ever Grilled Cheese last inspected?

Gayles's Best Ever Grilled Cheese has 9 inspections on record going back to February 5, 2016.

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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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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 19, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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