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Monti's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 8, 2025
- address4757 N Talman Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Monti's clean?
Monti's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 8, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Monti's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used • NOTED PREPARED FOODS BEING IMPROPERLY THAWED ON A PREP TABLE. REVIEWED PROPER THAWING UNDER REFRIGERATION.Approved Thawing Methods Used • NOTED PREPARED FOODS BEING IMPROPERLY THAWED ON A PREP TABLE. REVIEWED PROPER THAWING UNDER REFRIGERATION.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER MUST BE REMOVED/REPLACED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • SCREENS FOR DOORS MUST BE TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN THE CONTAINER OF SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS UNDER THE BAR MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS UNDER THE BAR MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
When was Monti's last inspected?
Monti's has 16 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 20, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 5, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 27, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2014 | Pass |
Monti's vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 July 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.