The Lotus Black

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 13, 2021 →
• address1540 W North Ave. Fl. 1 Bldg, Chicago 60642

Is The Lotus Black clean?

The Lotus Black is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on September 3, 2025, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on January 13, 2021. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Lotus Black?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was The Lotus Black last inspected?

The Lotus Black has 9 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2019.

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West Town runs 77% clean across 1,250 tracked restaurants — 958 clean, 251 mid, 29 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 13, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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