Olivers

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 21, 2026
• address1639 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60616

Is Olivers clean?

Olivers is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 21, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Olivers?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2026, 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 • NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE. FOUND NO ONE ON SITE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED FOR FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT FOR USE IN CASE OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 ISSUED FOR FOOD REQUIREMENTS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS IN CORNER AREAS, UNDER SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND BY THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED ON THE WALL BY THE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELF IN REAR OF KITCHEN, ON CEILING VENTS AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN. • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL UNDER THE THREE COMP SINK AND BY THE EXPOSED HANDSINK NEAR THE PASTRY FREEZER; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLES IN WALL.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENT ABOVE THE PASTRY OVEN IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENT ABOVE THE PASTRY OVEN IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Olivers last inspected?

Olivers has 10 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2022.

Olivers vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 April 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.