Nora

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 30, 2026
• address636 N St Clair St, Chicago 60611

Is Nora clean?

Nora is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Nora?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE UPPER PORTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • SOME BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED AT LOWER LEVEL PREP AREA. MUST LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAPS BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS SWEEPS. MUST RODENT PROOF BOTH FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS WITH NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN BOTH EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS WITH NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN BOTH EMPLOYEES WASHROOMS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON FLOOR AROUND GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST KEEP FLOOR DRY/CLEAN AROUND GREASE TRAP.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHTS NOT WORKING IN LOWER LEVEL WALK IN FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE WORKING LIGHT BULBS INSIDE LOWER LEVEL FREEZER.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHTS NOT WORKING IN LOWER LEVEL WALK IN FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE WORKING LIGHT BULBS INSIDE LOWER LEVEL FREEZER.

When was Nora last inspected?

Nora has 5 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2023.

Nora vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Nora
  clean · October 17, 2023
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  clean · June 5, 2026
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  clean · December 19, 2025
• ✓ Chitown Bodega
  clean · March 6, 2024
• ✓ Jersey Mike's Subs Old Town
  clean · January 8, 2026
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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 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.