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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 codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED FOODS IN THE KITCHEN. • INTERIOR DOOR OF THE BASEMENT BEER COOLER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED THE BOTTOM METAL SHELVING OF THE COOKS LINE PREP TABLE WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. MUST REMOVE RUST TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED MISSING GROUT BETWEEN TILES WITH POOLING LIQUID AROUND THE DISHWASHING AREA IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR. • CEILING LIGHT SHIELD AT THE DISH AREA WITH EXCESSIVE DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • UNUSED BOX FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
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.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2025 | — | |
| April 23, 2024 | — | |
| November 15, 2022 | — | |
| December 24, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2020 | Fail | |
| November 23, 2020 | — | |
| January 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2017 | — | |
| June 30, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2015 | Pass |
The Monkeys Paw vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 63% 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 April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.