Cooked?
The Lake
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 4, 2026
- address205 W Superior St, Chicago 60654
Is The Lake clean?
Chicago Department of Public Health has not published a current health inspection result for The Lake, though it does have an inspection on record from May 4, 2026. That usually means the place is new, recently changed hands, or files under a different name with the city. No rating is not the same as a bad rating.
What did inspectors find at The Lake?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on May 4, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was The Lake last inspected?
The Lake has 1 inspection on record going back to May 4, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | — |
The Lake vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
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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 May 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.