Sofive

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 12, 2026
• address2343 S Throop St, Chicago 60608

Is Sofive clean?

Sofive is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Sofive?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN NEED OF CEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING WHERE WORN AND DISCOLORED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND FOOD BUILD UP. ALL PREP TABLES AND SIDES OF EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALL MANAGERS WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATES IN NEED OF ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN

When was Sofive last inspected?

Sofive has 7 inspections on record going back to February 14, 2023.

Sofive vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% of them.

Other spots in Lower West Side

• ✓ Sofive
  clean · February 16, 2023
• ✓ Pochos
  clean · June 3, 2026
• ✓! Pilsen Quick Mart
  mid · February 24, 2023
• ✓ Open Kitchen Inc
  clean · November 23, 2011
• ✓ The Tamale Lady
  clean · May 7, 2024
• ✓! Open Kitchens
  mid · July 16, 2021

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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 March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.