Masala Magic

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 17, 2026
• address1009-1011 N Orleans St, Chicago 60610

Is Masala Magic clean?

Masala Magic is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Masala Magic?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 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 ALL WHITE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR ON THE PREP TABLE AND THOSE STORED UNDER THE PREP TABLE WITH WITH DEEP CUTTING GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED VERY LARGE POTS USED FOR COOKING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. TOO LARGE TO FIT INTO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER CLEANING AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEEDURE AS TO HOW LARGE ITEMS ARE CLEANED AND SANITIZED...REMOVE LARGE POTS FROM FACILITY OR PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK THAT WILL ALLOW PROPER WASHING AND SANITIZING OF LARGE COOKWARE.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED VERY LARGE POTS USED FOR COOKING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. TOO LARGE TO FIT INTO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER CLEANING AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEEDURE AS TO HOW LARGE ITEMS ARE CLEANED AND SANITIZED...REMOVE LARGE POTS FROM FACILITY OR PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK THAT WILL ALLOW PROPER WASHING AND SANITIZING OF LARGE COOKWARE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE COOLING UNITS TWO DOOR REACH IN, IN THE REAR AND THE SMALLER ONE DOOR PREP COOLING UNIT IN THE COOKING AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING AS WELL AS THE HOT HOLD UNIT IN THE FRONT FOODSERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE SIDES, UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF A DTAIL CLEANING FROM A BUILD UP OF GREASE, DIRT AND POSSIBLE FOOD SPLATTER/SPILLAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE FAUCET IN THE MENS TOILET ROOM BROKEN (MISSING) IN NEED OF REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS NEEDED MAKING EASY FOR HAND WASHING.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE FRONT UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE FRONT UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE BASE BOARD OF THE WALL BETWEEN THE THREE COMPARMENT SINK AND THE UTILITY SINK HANGING FROM THE WALL WITH THE INSIDE OF THE WALL VISIBLE WITH POSSIBLE FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN LOWER WALL AREA. • OBSERVED THE WALLS AND FLOORS IN THE REAR AND FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREAS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM HEAVY DIRT, DUST, FOOD SPLATTER AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD VETILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS WITH A HEAVY GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD VETILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS WITH A HEAVY GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Masala Magic last inspected?

Masala Magic has 9 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2024.

Masala Magic vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.