Cooked?Iron Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 29, 2024 →
- address3700 S Iron St, Chicago 60609
Is Iron Cafe clean?
Iron Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 29, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Iron Cafe?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on May 29, 2024. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Iron Cafe last inspected?
Iron Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2024.
May 29, 2024 Pass
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View full inspection →May 20, 2024 Fail
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View full inspection →April 25, 2024 Not Ready
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View full inspection →Iron Cafe vs Mckinley Park
Mckinley Park runs 80% clean across 127 tracked restaurants — 101 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 127 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 May 29, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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