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The Highstool
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 20, 2024
- address5522 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
- cuisineLiquor
Is The Highstool clean?
The Highstool is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 20, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Highstool?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on June 20, 2024. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was The Highstool last inspected?
The Highstool has 4 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2013 | Fail |
The Highstool vs Jefferson Park
Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 20, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.