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Northern Taste
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 20, 2026
- address3409 S Halsted St, Chicago 60608
Is Northern Taste clean?
Northern Taste is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Northern Taste?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE THE PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER.FOUND A CONTAINER OF RAW SHRIMP IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AT 62.3F. ALSO FOUND PORK BELLY (51.3F-52.0F), RAW SHRIMP (49.9F), FRIED AND RAW TOFU (51.3F-53.0F). APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AT $78 DISCARDED. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED A PREP COOLER UNIT CLOSESTS TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE PREP AREA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 53.3F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST REACH AND MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. UNIT TAGGED AND SHALL NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH. SEE COMMENTS FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORIRTY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED TWO BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS OF RICE IN THE BASEMENT NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED FROZEN FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROVERY BAGS FOR STORAGE INSIDE THE FREEZER UNITS IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED TWO BULK DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS OF RICE IN THE BASEMENT NOT COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROTECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED FROZEN FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROVERY BAGS FOR STORAGE INSIDE THE FREEZER UNITS IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Northern Taste last inspected?
Northern Taste has 14 inspections on record going back to April 21, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2024 | — | |
| October 2, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 18, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 21, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2020 | Fail | |
| January 27, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Northern Taste vs Bridgeport
Bridgeport runs 69% clean across 347 tracked restaurants — 239 clean, 41 mid, 67 cooked.
Against the 347 spots Cooked tracks in Bridgeport, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.