Gilda

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 7, 2026
• address1421 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Gilda clean?

Gilda is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Gilda?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED DRAINPIPE LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FRONTLINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. OBSERVED AN OLD ICE MACHINE DRAIN LINE/HOSE IMPROPERLY DRAINING INTO THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY ROUTE DRAIN LINE INTO CITY PLUMBING AND MAINTAIN. • 5-203.13 OBSERVED NO SINK USED FOR DUMPING LIQUID WASTE AT THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED THAT AT A MINIMUM OF A 1-COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE INSTALLED FOR OBTAINING WATER AND DISCARDING LIQUID WASTE MUST BE AVAILABLE AT THE BAR AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 OBSERVED A HUGE HOLE/OPEING IN THE WALL AT/ABOVE THE FRONTLINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND SEAL. • 6-201.16 OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ABOVE/AT THE HOOD GRILL/FRYER AREA AND ON THE WALLS ABOVE THE KITCHEN/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAP AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE AREAS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED FACILITY MAINTAINING CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA AND OLD/UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA (BROKEN/UNUSED PREP COOLER) AND AT THE BAR AREA (BROKEN/UNUSED OLD ICE MACHINE). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was Gilda last inspected?

Gilda has 4 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2026.

Gilda vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 July 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.