Marathon

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 5, 2017 →
• address5601 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Marathon clean?

Marathon is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 5, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Marathon?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on January 5, 2017. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Marathon last inspected?

Marathon has 4 inspections on record going back to August 27, 2013.

Marathon vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 79% clean across 379 tracked restaurants — 296 clean, 72 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 379 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln 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 January 5, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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