Lokal

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 11, 2015 →
• address2500 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Lokal clean?

Lokal is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 11, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lokal?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was Lokal last inspected?

Lokal has 1 inspection on record going back to June 11, 2015.

Lokal vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 77% clean across 733 tracked restaurants — 558 clean, 145 mid, 19 cooked.

Against the 733 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 11, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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