• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 17, 2026 →
• address8247-8249 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619

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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 August 17, 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 August 17, 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 12 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2023.

The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue vs Chatham

Chatham runs 71% clean across 205 tracked restaurants — 144 clean, 43 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 205 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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.

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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 August 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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