Cooked?Semsem Mediterranean
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 17, 2026 →
- address1201 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Semsem Mediterranean clean?
Semsem Mediterranean is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Semsem Mediterranean?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Semsem Mediterranean last inspected?
Semsem Mediterranean has 1 inspection on record going back to August 17, 2026.
August 17, 2026 Pass
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View full inspection →Semsem Mediterranean vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 80% clean across 1,293 tracked restaurants — 1,030 clean, 233 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 1,293 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 August 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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