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Tasty Chicago
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 27, 2026
- address135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60612
- cuisineMobile Food Preparer
Is Tasty Chicago clean?
Tasty Chicago is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tasty Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXTERIOR NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF DEEP FRYER AND COOLER (BETWEEN EQUIPMENT) TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE SOIL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND CONDENSATION ON VENTILATION HOOD FILTER PANEL DIRECTLY ABOVE DEEP FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD FILTER PANEL AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM AND FILTER IS ADEQUATE IN NUMBER AND CAPACITY TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT BUILD UP OF GREASE AND CONDENSATION ON ADJACENT SURFACES.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND CONDENSATION ON VENTILATION HOOD FILTER PANEL DIRECTLY ABOVE DEEP FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD FILTER PANEL AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM AND FILTER IS ADEQUATE IN NUMBER AND CAPACITY TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT BUILD UP OF GREASE AND CONDENSATION ON ADJACENT SURFACES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED TWO FOOD EMPLOYEES ON-SITE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL FOOD HANDLING STAFF WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING WITH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED TWO FOOD EMPLOYEES ON-SITE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL FOOD HANDLING STAFF WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING WITH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.
When was Tasty Chicago last inspected?
Tasty Chicago has 4 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2023 | Pass |
Tasty Chicago vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 April 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.