Ima's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 28, 2026 →
• address5033 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630

Is Ima's clean?

Ima's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 28, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ima's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Ima's last inspected?

Ima's has 8 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2022.

Ima's vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 76% clean across 328 tracked restaurants — 248 clean, 69 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 328 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 January 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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