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The Neighborhood Gem
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 27, 2025
- address8040 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620
Is The Neighborhood Gem clean?
The Neighborhood Gem is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 27, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Neighborhood Gem?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICES AT WASHROOM DOORS; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICES AT WASHROOM DOORS; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE HOT WATER TANK IN THE STORAGE ROOM; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL. ALSO OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE CORNER AREA OF THE WALL IN THE SAME STORAGE ROOM TO THE RIGHT OF THE HOT WATER TANK; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL. OBSERVED SOME WORN/CRACKED FLOOR TILE ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE FURNACE; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED DUST ON THE VENTILATION FANS ON THE CEILINGS OF THE WASHROOMS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENT FANS.
When was The Neighborhood Gem last inspected?
The Neighborhood Gem has 1 inspection on record going back to October 27, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2025 | Pass |
The Neighborhood Gem vs Auburn Gresham
Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.
Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 October 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.