Mott Street

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 20, 2025
• address1401 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Mott Street clean?

Mott Street is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Mott Street?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11 PIC DOESN'T HAVE A VALID CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11 PIC DOESN'T HAVE A VALID CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED, AND SERVED, SUCH AS (SAUCES, PASTA, ETC.)MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • : 6-202.15 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WALK IN COOLER DOOR, OUTSHED FOOD STORAGE, LOCKER ROOM DOOR, AND FRONT DOORS ALONG BOTTOMS TO BE TIGHT-FITTING.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 : OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN OUTSIDE FOOD STORAGE SHED MUST BE ELEVATED TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 : OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN OUTSIDE FOOD STORAGE SHED MUST BE ELEVATED TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON 2-DOOR PREP COOLER.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DEBRIS BUILDUP FROM FRYER CABINET, GRILL TABLE, AND DISH RACKS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN MOLD BUILD UP FROM WALL IN INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP,BAR , DISH WASHING AREAS AND WALK IN COOLER. • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING IN FRONT OF WOK STATION & FRYER, FLOOR TILE INSIDE WALK IN COOLER TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14 : MUST PLACE TABLE TOP FRYER UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14 : MUST PLACE TABLE TOP FRYER UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.

When was Mott Street last inspected?

Mott Street has 26 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mott Street vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 42% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Amish Healthy Foods
  cooked · November 16, 2010
• ✓ Nalyah's Cafe
  cooked · November 10, 2010
• ✓ Sweet Caroline's
  clean · February 15, 2011
• ✓ Cakes By Design Llc
  clean · November 9, 2010
• ✓ Restaurant Depot/Jetro Cash & Carry
  clean · January 27, 2023
• ✓ Mott Street
  clean · December 14, 2010

See every restaurant inspection in West Town →

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 May 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.