Cooked?Lao Der
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2025 →
- address3922 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Lao Der clean?
Lao Der is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 31, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lao Der?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
When was Lao Der last inspected?
Lao Der has 1 inspection on record going back to March 31, 2025.
March 31, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →Lao Der vs Irving Park
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Against the 369 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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