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The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 16, 2026
- address8247-8249 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
Is The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue clean?
The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue last inspected?
The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue has 11 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 68% 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 March 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.