Cooked?
The Lotus Black
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 12, 2019
- address1540 W North Ave. Fl. 1 Bldg, Chicago 60642
Is The Lotus Black clean?
The Lotus Black is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 12, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Lotus Black?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2019. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was The Lotus Black last inspected?
The Lotus Black has 2 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 15, 2019 | Fail |
The Lotus Black vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 September 12, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.