Strings

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 3, 2026
• address2141 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60616

Is Strings clean?

Strings is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Strings?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • THE RUBBER GASKETS AT THE THREE DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR IN THE PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR FROM UNIT.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COOKING BURNERS IN NEED OF CLEANING AND AREAS UNDERNEATH BURNERS; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN UNDER THE SINKS AND DISHMACHINE.

When was Strings last inspected?

Strings has 24 inspections on record going back to July 17, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Strings vs Armour Square

Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 55% of them.

Other spots in Armour Square

• ✓ Fleetwood
  cooked · October 9, 2013
• ✓ Fleetwood
  clean · October 9, 2013
• ✓ Illinois Inst Of Technology
  clean · November 13, 2025
• ✓! Joy Place Inc
  cooked · January 25, 2016
• ✓ Uni Uni
  clean · June 1, 2026
• ✓! Sala Bua Thai Cuisine
  cooked · August 31, 2015

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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 February 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.