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Lexington Betty Smokehouse
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 1, 2026
- address756 E 111Th St, Chicago 60628
Is Lexington Betty Smokehouse clean?
Lexington Betty Smokehouse is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 1, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lexington Betty Smokehouse?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HAND-WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND-WASHING SINK BY THE SMOKER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SIGNAGE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND WASH BOWLS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS IN NEED OF RECAULKING AROUND THE TOP SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO RECAULK AROUND WASH BOWLS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND THE PIPE UNDERNEATH THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE LEAK AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND THE METAL PANELS ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK UNATTACHED FROM WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REATTACH AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND THE FLOORS IN AROUND THE HOT WATER TANK AND MOP SINK WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. -WALLS AND VENTS IN ALL PREP AREAS AND TOILET ROOM WITH DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AND VENTS.
When was Lexington Betty Smokehouse last inspected?
Lexington Betty Smokehouse has 13 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 1, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2023 | Fail | |
| December 21, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 14, 2022 | Fail | |
| May 5, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 12, 2021 | — | |
| March 13, 2020 | Pass |
Lexington Betty Smokehouse vs Pullman
Pullman runs 64% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 49 clean, 19 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Pullman, 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 July 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.