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Molly Tea
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 19, 2026
- address2227 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60616
Is Molly Tea clean?
Molly Tea is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 19, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Molly Tea?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED AT THE BOTTOM. A ONE INCH GAP OBSERVED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DOOR SWEEP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR TO SEAL GAP AND RODENT PROOF.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SOME UNNECESSARY ITEMS INSIDE OF THE FURNACE ROOM; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO AVOID CLUTTER. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE FURNACE CLOSET AND FLOOR DRAIN AT ONE COMP SINK IN REAR OF KITCHEN.
When was Molly Tea last inspected?
Molly Tea has 1 inspection on record going back to March 19, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Molly Tea vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 March 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.