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The Commons
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026
- address820 N La Salle Dr, Chicago 60610
Is The Commons clean?
The Commons is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Commons?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF DETAILED CLEANING OF DIRT AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE INSECT ACTIVITY.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT,FLAT TOP, DEEP FRYER AND SALAMANDER GRILL WITH A BUILD-UP OF GREASE, DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER AND ON SIDES OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FLOOR AREAS IN NEED OF DETAILED CLEANING.....THE THREE -COMPARTMENT SINK DISHWASHING AREA FLOOR AND WALL...FOOD SERVICE AREA FLOORS UNDER EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND THE COOFEE/STORAGE ROOM AREA FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT AND SHELVING.
When was The Commons last inspected?
The Commons has 18 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 2, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 17, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 20, 2015 | Pass |
The Commons vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.