Cooked?The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 30, 2026 →
- address947-949 W Addison St, Chicago 60613
Is The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue clean?
The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 30, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
When was The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue last inspected?
The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue has 3 inspections on record going back to May 28, 2026.
July 30, 2026 Pass w/ Conditions
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View full inspection →July 27, 2026 Fail
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View full inspection →May 28, 2026 No Entry
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View full inspection →The Original Uncle Johns Barbecue vs Lake View
Lake View runs 79% clean across 1,124 tracked restaurants — 879 clean, 218 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 1,124 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 July 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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