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The Graystone Tavern
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 23, 2026
- address3441 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago 60657
Is The Graystone Tavern clean?
The Graystone Tavern is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Graystone Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING INCLUDING GASKETS OF REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN. • 4-601.11(B): (B) The FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of cooking EQUIPMENT and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12: **C** Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS,CEILING IN PREP AREA, HOT-HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES AND DEEP FRYERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • 6-501.114: **C** Maintaining Premises, Unnecessary Items and Litter OBSERVED CLUTTER STORED ON IN BASMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • 6-501.12: **C** Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR & DRAINS UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN DRY FOOD & PAPER STORAGE AREA,BAR. • 6-501.12: **C** Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS, DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE FLOORS AND CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF FLOORS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
When was The Graystone Tavern last inspected?
The Graystone Tavern has 21 inspections on record going back to December 1, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 12, 2024 | — | |
| May 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2022 | Fail | |
| April 13, 2022 | — | |
| July 21, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 14, 2020 | — | |
| September 18, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2019 | — |
The Graystone Tavern vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 June 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.