Matcha Theory

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 11, 2026 →
• address5008 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Matcha Theory clean?

Matcha Theory is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Matcha Theory?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 11, 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

When was Matcha Theory last inspected?

Matcha Theory has 2 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2026.

Matcha Theory vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 79% clean across 377 tracked restaurants — 295 clean, 71 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 377 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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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