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.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD NEEDED BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HANDSINK INSTALL AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NEEDS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT BASE OF BASINS. SAND/ WELD DOWN SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED CABINETS AT EXITWAY OF KITCHEN INTO BACK DINING ROOM IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CABINETS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD NEEDED BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND EXPOSED HANDSINK INSTALL AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NEEDS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT BASE OF BASINS. SAND/ WELD DOWN SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED CABINETS AT EXITWAY OF KITCHEN INTO BACK DINING ROOM IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CABINETS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CABINETS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CABINETS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILDS NEEDED IN WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHEILDS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REPAIR OR REMOVE ALL UNUSABLE EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT INCLUDING REACH IN REFRIGERATOR AND REACH IN FREEZERS. REMOVE ALL UNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND KEEP AREA CLUTTER FREE TO DETER INSECT AND RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Lokal last inspected?

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

Lokal vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 June 11, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.