Lone Owl

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 3, 2025
• address1547-1549 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Lone Owl clean?

Lone Owl is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 3, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lone Owl?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF THRESHOLD & DOOR FRAME OF BEER WALK IN COOLER EXTERIOR DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO FOOD STORAGE RACK IN KITCHEN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO FOOD STORAGE RACK IN KITCHEN.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE AND STORE SCOOPS FROM INSIDE OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN A PROPER MANNER.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE AND STORE SCOOPS FROM INSIDE OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN A PROPER MANNER.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM EQUIPMENT TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN FREEZER & DISH WASHING AREA AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN MOLD BUILD UP FROM FAUCET FIXTURES & UNDER COUNTER LEDGES AT BAR AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY METER IN REAR CLOSET.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED FOUL SMELLING ODOR COMING FROM FLOOR GREASE TRAP MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED FOUL SMELLING ODOR COMING FROM FLOOR GREASE TRAP MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR AT BAR AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN AT REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND ALONG WALL BASES. • MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN ELECTRICAL PANEL AREA,REAR YARD AND METER ROOM.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM AND MAINTAIN.

When was Lone Owl last inspected?

Lone Owl has 1 inspection on record going back to June 3, 2025.

Lone Owl 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.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Lone Owl
  clean · June 3, 2025
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  clean · February 25, 2026
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  mid · July 21, 2025
• ✓ The Delta
  clean · September 26, 2025
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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 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.