Ground Up

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 13, 2026 →
• address144-146 S Dearborn St, Chicago 60603

Is Ground Up clean?

Ground Up is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ground Up?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

When was Ground Up last inspected?

Ground Up has 1 inspection on record going back to February 13, 2026.

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Against the 1,996 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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