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Lincoln Cafe And Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 4, 2025
- address3720 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60613
Is Lincoln Cafe And Market clean?
Lincoln Cafe And Market is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 4, 2025. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Lincoln Cafe And Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST RAPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENT INSIDE THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.
When was Lincoln Cafe And Market last inspected?
Lincoln Cafe And Market has 6 inspections on record going back to January 23, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| February 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2023 | — |
Lincoln Cafe And Market 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 0% 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 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.