The Origin Restaurant And Lounge

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 27, 2026
• address2010-2012 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60647

Is The Origin Restaurant And Lounge clean?

The Origin Restaurant And Lounge is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 27, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Origin Restaurant And Lounge?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO SIGNED VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • -501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE POSTED OR NECCESARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN PROCEDURE AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED Edit
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED ON THE FAR-LEFT IN BAR FAUCET NECK LEAKING. NOTED 1ST STALL TOILET IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDER SHELVING UNITS IN CORNERS AND INSIDE STORAGE CLOSETS.NOTED EXCESSIVE ITEMS STORED ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT STORAGE CLOSETS AS WELL AS FRONT STORAGE AREA BEHIND SWINGING SERVICE DOORS CONNECTED TO DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECCESARY AND UNUSED ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND ADEQUATE CLEANING. MUST MAINTAIN PREMISES. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED 3 LARGE HOLES AND CRUMBLED SURFACES IN WALLS BEHIND SWINGING SERVICE DOORS WHERE GLASSWARE IS STORED., INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSEREVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR BASMENT STORAGE AREA NEAR STORED KITCHENWARE AND UTILITY SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSEREVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR BASMENT STORAGE AREA NEAR STORED KITCHENWARE AND UTILITY SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AS REQUIRED.

When was The Origin Restaurant And Lounge last inspected?

The Origin Restaurant And Lounge has 3 inspections on record going back to February 18, 2026.

The Origin Restaurant And Lounge vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 February 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.