Park Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
• address1645 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60612

Is Park Tavern clean?

Park Tavern is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Park Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED THE SQUIRT BOTTLES AND THE SEASONING SHAKERS NOT LABELED IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH COMMON FOOD ITEM NAME.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE PANEL ABOVE THE ICE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BROWN AND PINK SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAKING PIPE UNDER THE HANDWASHING SINK AT THE BAR ACROSS FROM THE HOST/HOSTESS COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE DRAINBOARD OF THE DISHWASHER IN THE MAIN PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. ALSO, THE FLOORS BEHIND ALL THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION FILTERS WITH SLIGHT DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION FILTERS WITH SLIGHT DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Park Tavern last inspected?

Park Tavern has 22 inspections on record going back to November 27, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Park Tavern vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 51% of them.

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• ✓ Al's Italian Beef
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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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.