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Green Tomato Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2026
- address3750 W Ogden Ave, Chicago 60623
Is Green Tomato Cafe clean?
Green Tomato Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Green Tomato Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN FRONT DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE OPERABLE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT RIGHT SINK IN WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ORGANIZE ALL AREAS.
When was Green Tomato Cafe last inspected?
Green Tomato Cafe has 25 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 27, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 16, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 12, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 16, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 14, 2020 | Fail | |
| May 13, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 16, 2019 | Fail |
Green Tomato Cafe vs North Lawndale
North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 71% 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 February 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.