Cooked?The Bite
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Looking clean.
The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2026 →
- address1062 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is The Bite clean?
The Bite is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Bite?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
When was The Bite last inspected?
The Bite has 4 inspections on record going back to July 21, 2025.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
The latest two displayed graded visits went from Pass w/ Conditions on August 4, 2025 to Pass on July 13, 2026. Both visits are dated snapshots of the record.
July 13, 2026 Pass
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View full inspection →August 4, 2025 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →July 28, 2025 Fail
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View full inspection →July 21, 2025 No Entry
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View full inspection →The Bite vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 81% clean across 1,308 tracked restaurants — 1,041 clean, 229 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 1,308 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.
Read the Chicago ratings guide →
Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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