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Irene's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
- address2012 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60618
Is Irene's clean?
Irene's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 9, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Irene's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED VARIOUS TYPES OF SMALL TRASH ITEMS AND PIECES OF CLOTHING ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH FAR LEFT DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SMALL TRASH ITEMS FROM UNDERNEATH DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED VARIOUS TYPES OF SMALL TRASH ITEMS AND PIECES OF CLOTHING ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH FAR LEFT DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SMALL TRASH ITEMS FROM UNDERNEATH DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN.
When was Irene's last inspected?
Irene's has 10 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2026 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 5, 2025 | — | |
| June 5, 2024 | — | |
| March 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2022 | Fail | |
| May 4, 2022 | — |
Irene's vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.