Soule

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 6, 2025
• address1931 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Soule clean?

Soule is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Soule?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-204.11 : OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT OF DRINK PREP AREA. WERE THERE 3-PLASTIC DRINK DISPENSERS WITH LEMONADE, TEA, AND KOOL-AID, AND AN ICE BIN WITH ICE AND SEVERAL BOTTLES OF SPIRIT BLENDS? MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP, AND TOWELS OR REMOVE DRINKS AND ICE FROM THE AREA.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE (SHAKERS, SQUEEZE BOTTLES, ETC.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 : OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE AMONGST CLUTTER MUST STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN MANNER.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12 : OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE AMONGST CLUTTER MUST STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN MANNER.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 : MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN PREP AREAS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12 : OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS, MOP SINK AREA,BASEMENT. • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SOME LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN MAIN PREP/DISH WASHING AREA,LOOSE WALL BASE UNDERNEATH 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN FRONT DRINK PREP AREA,MOP SINK CLOSET AND FROM TOP OF ICE MACHINE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Soule last inspected?

Soule has 12 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2017.

Soule vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 November 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.