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Pastores & Brunch
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address4661 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Pastores & Brunch clean?
Pastores & Brunch is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Pastores & Brunch?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFIECATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-012.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (PORK, RICE, CHICKEN, ETC.) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. OBSERVED CERTIFICATION EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON THE INSIDE OF MAIN PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FACILITY USING CARDBOARD AS FLOOR MATS IN GRILL/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE FLOOR MATS THAT ARE DURABLE, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
When was Pastores & Brunch last inspected?
Pastores & Brunch has 16 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 23, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2022 | Fail | |
| August 25, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 9, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2021 | Fail |
Pastores & Brunch vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 32% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 293 clean, 67 mid, 556 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 61% 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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.