Cooked?Lavender Gelato & Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 15, 2026 →
- address65 E Riverwalk, Chicago 60601
Is Lavender Gelato & Cafe clean?
Lavender Gelato & Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. 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 Lavender Gelato & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
When was Lavender Gelato & Cafe last inspected?
Lavender Gelato & Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to June 15, 2026.
June 15, 2026 Pass w/ Conditions
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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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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