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The Kerryman
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 16, 2025
- address661 N Clark St, Chicago 60654
Is The Kerryman clean?
The Kerryman is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Kerryman?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 16, 2025, 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 • 4-501.12---OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP CUTS IN THE BASEMENT KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11---OBSERVED BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13---OBSERVED (3) THREE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13---OBSERVED (3) THREE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
When was The Kerryman last inspected?
The Kerryman has 23 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 11, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2017 | Pass |
The Kerryman 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 49% 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 October 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.