Lit Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 19, 2026
• address2113 W Division St, Chicago 60622

Is Lit Cafe clean?

Lit Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lit Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE FAUCET AT THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR MOP SINK CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT HELD OVER FROM PREVIOUS FACILITY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM THE PREMISES. • OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM #1 AND IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL. • OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF THE MOPS THAT DOES NOT ALLOW TO DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. IN STRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN A MOUNTED POSITION.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN/DISHWASHING/PREP AREA AT OVERHEAD CEILING LIGHT AND IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN/DISHWASHING/PREP AREA AT OVERHEAD CEILING LIGHT AND IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

When was Lit Cafe last inspected?

Lit Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to May 19, 2026.

Lit Cafe vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 May 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.