Mariano's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
• address1500 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60610
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mariano's clean?

Mariano's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 17, 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 February 17, 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 • OBSERVED BOTH CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FRONT PREP SUSHI AREA IN NEED OF REPLACING FROM DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTTING GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BOTH.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN PRODUCE STORAGE FLOOR IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. ALSO OBSERVED THE LOW TWO DOOR REACH IN COOLING UNIT IN THE HOT FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING OF FOOD DEBRIS, STAINS AND BUILD UP AROUND THE GASKET SEALS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREAS. • OBSERVED THE SIDES AND TOPS OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNITS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING OF, DEBRIS, DIRT, STAINS, GREASE AND MORE...BAKERY COOLER FLOOR...BAKERY FLOOR UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK...VERO FLOOR AREA...HOT FOODS COOKING AND PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE SUSHI REAR DISH WASHING AREA IN THE CORNERS ALONG THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY. • OBSERVED THE FLOOR AND WALL AT THE PRODUCE DONATION/PROCESSING AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING (WALLS BADLY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ALL COOLIN FAN COVERS IN ALL DEPARTMENT PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING FROM DUST AND RUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE AS NEEDED TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION IN AREAS. • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS IN THE HOT FOODS AREA PREP AND REAR COOKING AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM GREASE,DUST AND SOME FORM OF WHITE SUBSTANCE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES BELOW AND FOODS PREPARED IN AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ALL COOLIN FAN COVERS IN ALL DEPARTMENT PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING FROM DUST AND RUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE AS NEEDED TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION IN AREAS. • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS IN THE HOT FOODS AREA PREP AND REAR COOKING AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM GREASE,DUST AND SOME FORM OF WHITE SUBSTANCE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES BELOW AND FOODS PREPARED IN AREA.

When was Mariano's last inspected?

Mariano's has 33 inspections on record going back to October 15, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mariano's vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

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  clean · October 15, 2015
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• ✓ Fuh
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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 February 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.