The Monkeys Paw

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 7, 2026 →
• address2524 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60614

Is The Monkeys Paw clean?

The Monkeys Paw is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Monkeys Paw?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was The Monkeys Paw last inspected?

The Monkeys Paw has 17 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Monkeys Paw vs Lake View

Lake View runs 79% clean across 1,124 tracked restaurants — 879 clean, 218 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 1,124 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 26% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ The Monkeys Paw
  clean · April 12, 2012
• ✓ Trader Joe's
  clean · March 4, 2026
• ✓ Trader Joe's
  clean · April 25, 2011
• ✓ Safari Cup Coffee
  cooked · December 12, 2012
• ✓ Subway
  cooked · September 23, 2011
• ✓ Royal Gourmet Popcorn And Candy
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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 April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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