Homer's

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 9, 2025
• address4518 S Mcdowell Ave, Chicago 60609
• cuisineLiquor

Is Homer's clean?

Homer's is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 9, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Homer's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINKS THROUGHOUT AND MAINTAIN
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT WITH LIGH BUILDUP ON WALLS OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF PEST CONTROL AGREEMENT OR LOGBOOK ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION PRESENTING REQUIRED INFORMATION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED REAR DOOR LEADING TO OUTSIDE PATIO NOT RODENT PROOF AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTD TO PROVIDE AND PROTECT OUTER OPENINGS.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE FOR TESTING SANITIZING STRENGHT AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR PROPER SANITIZING OF UTENSILS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • UNABLE TO LOCATE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN BAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED FOR PROPER UTENSTIL WASH RINSING AND SANITIZING.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE FOR TESTING SANITIZING STRENGHT AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR PROPER SANITIZING OF UTENSILS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • UNABLE TO LOCATE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN BAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED FOR PROPER UTENSTIL WASH RINSING AND SANITIZING.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED WALLS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER BEHING SHELVING RACKS WITH BLACK AND GREY MOLKD LIKE BUILDUP ON SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WASHBOW IN WOMENS TOILETROOM SLOW DRAINING AS WELL AS HANDSINK LOCATED IN BAR PREP LEAKING FROM SIDE OF BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED GARBAGE RECEPTACLES LOCATED IN WOMENS TOILET ROOMS WITHOUT COVERING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED GARBAGE RECEPTACLES LOCATED IN WOMENS TOILET ROOMS WITHOUT COVERING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISCELLANEUS ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASMENT STORAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE STORAGE TO ELEVATE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Homer's last inspected?

Homer's has 1 inspection on record going back to December 9, 2025.

Homer's vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 December 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.