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Insomnia Cookies
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 27, 2023
- address1537 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Insomnia Cookies clean?
Insomnia Cookies is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 27, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Insomnia Cookies?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (MILK) ARE BEING SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SPILLED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Insomnia Cookies last inspected?
Insomnia Cookies has 9 inspections on record going back to April 8, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 27, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 16, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 29, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 21, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 14, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 13, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 28, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2016 | — |
Insomnia Cookies vs West Town
West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.