Surf's Up

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 19, 2025
• address10210 S Vincennes Ave, Chicago 60643

Is Surf's Up clean?

Surf's Up is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 19, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Surf's Up?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2025, 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 • OBSERVED THE POTATO FRY CUTTER WITH RAW WOOD EXPOSED. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT OR STAIN AS A MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO MAKE EASY TO CLEAN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE SPILLAGE AND OR SPLATTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE ON THE HOOD VENTIALTION SYSTEM AND FILTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE AIR VENTS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF GREASE ON THE HOOD VENTIALTION SYSTEM AND FILTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE AIR VENTS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.

When was Surf's Up last inspected?

Surf's Up has 6 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2023.

Surf's Up vs Washington Heights

Washington Heights runs 63% clean across 234 tracked restaurants — 148 clean, 41 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 234 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 December 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.