Mild 2 Spicy

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2025
• address714 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago 60614

Is Mild 2 Spicy clean?

Mild 2 Spicy is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 15, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Mild 2 Spicy?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected • OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN STORED OVER COOKED CHICKEN IN WALK IN COOLER. ALSO OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN STORED NEXT TO RAW CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 46F-52F. FOODS SUCH AS COOKED LENTILS, COOKED LAMB AND RAW CHICKEN FOUND AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 46F-52F INSIDE OF PREP COOLER AT MAIN LINE AND IN WALK IN COOLER. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS AT A COST OF $300.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM FOR READY TO EAT FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER. READY TO EAT FOODS WITH NO DATE MARKING WERE 3 BATCHES OF LENTIL SOUP AND COOKED CAULIFLOWER WITH SAUCE. READY TO EAT FOODS MUST HAVE A DATE MARKING SYSTEM HELD FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED VOLUNTARILY. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS AT A COST OF $75.00.
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED 3 CLEANER/DEGREASER SPRAY BOTTLES STORED WITHOUT THE COMMON NAME PROVIDED ON BOTTLE. Working containers used for storing POISONOUS OR TOXIC MATERIALS such as cleaners and SANITIZERS taken from bulk supplies shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-015. CITATION ISSUED. PERSON IN CHARGE LABELED BOTTLES AT END OF INSPECTION.
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED 3 CLEANER/DEGREASER SPRAY BOTTLES STORED WITHOUT THE COMMON NAME PROVIDED ON BOTTLE. Working containers used for storing POISONOUS OR TOXIC MATERIALS such as cleaners and SANITIZERS taken from bulk supplies shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-015. CITATION ISSUED. PERSON IN CHARGE LABELED BOTTLES AT END OF INSPECTION.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN CONTAINER STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST STORE FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN CONTAINER STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST STORE FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED WET CONTAINERS STACKED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER ON DRYING RACK. MUST AIR DRY CONTAINERS SEPARATELY.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED WET CONTAINERS STACKED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER ON DRYING RACK. MUST AIR DRY CONTAINERS SEPARATELY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED HEAVILY STAINED CUTTING BOARD AT MAIN PREP LINE. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE OR REPLACE BOARD. • OBSERVED GARBAGE BAG BEING USED TO COVER RAW MEAT IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAG.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE SPILLS ON TOP OF OUTSIDE OIL TANK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WATER SLOWLY DRAINING AT HAND WASHING SINK AT BAR. MUST REPAIR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BROKEN WALL TILES UNDER DISH MACHINE. MUST REPAIR.

When was Mild 2 Spicy last inspected?

Mild 2 Spicy has 20 inspections on record going back to July 10, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mild 2 Spicy vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 56% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ Clock Tower Cafe
  clean · May 15, 2019
• ✓! Wrigley Bbq
  cooked · May 30, 2019
• ✓ Mild 2 Spicy
  clean · March 13, 2018
• ✓! South Loop Market
  mid · February 2, 2026
• ✓ South Loop Market
  clean · September 13, 2017
• ✓ Ds Tequila Co.
  clean · October 24, 2017

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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 July 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.