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The Lite
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 28, 2019
- address1660 E 55Th St, Chicago 60615
Is The Lite clean?
The Lite is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 28, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Lite?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2019, 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 • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN/ OR REPLACE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR IN KITCHEN PREP AREA OF GREASE SPILLS AND FOOD DEBRIS AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
When was The Lite last inspected?
The Lite has 9 inspections on record going back to August 11, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| August 28, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 22, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2019 | Fail | |
| January 8, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2017 | — |
The Lite vs Hyde Park
Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 August 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.