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Open Kitchens
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 3, 2026
- address3348 S Pulaski, Chicago 60623
- cuisineCatering
Is Open Kitchens clean?
Open Kitchens is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Open Kitchens?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED FRONT AND OVERHEAD DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED, 1/2" GAP BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND OVER 1" GAP ON BOTTOM CORNERS OF OVERHEAD DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING HOT WATER FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLES AT HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WASTE RECEPTACLES IN ALL AREAS WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLES AT HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WASTE RECEPTACLES IN ALL AREAS WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HAND DRYER NOT OPERABLE AT REAR HANDWASHING SINK NEAR DISHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Open Kitchens last inspected?
Open Kitchens has 9 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 3, 2023 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2022 | — |
Open Kitchens vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 February 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.