Mariano's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 13, 2026
• address1800 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60640
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mariano's clean?

Mariano's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Mariano's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION INSIDE THE DAIRY WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION. MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSIDE THE VENTILATION RAILS AT THE MEAT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AND WHERE EVER NEEDED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM U-JOINT PIPES UNDERNEATH 2 HAND WASHING SINKS AT THE MEAT PREP COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDERNEATH THE GRILLING STATION AT THE MEAT COUNTER AREA. • NOTED DIRTY AND DUSTY CEILING FANS AT THE REAR PREP AREAS OF THE DELI STATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Mariano's last inspected?

Mariano's has 38 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mariano's vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Square

• ✓ Mariano's
  clean · March 20, 2014
• ✓ Mariano's
  clean · March 20, 2014
• ✓ New Asia Restaurant
  clean · June 21, 2016
• ✓! La/Fitness
  mid · August 18, 2015
• ✓ Flirty Cupcakes
  clean · November 23, 2015
• ✓ Cafe Huoung
  clean · April 22, 2014

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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 March 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.