The Piggery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 17, 2014 →
• address1625 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60613

Is The Piggery clean?

The Piggery is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on November 18, 2014, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on October 17, 2014. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Piggery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 17, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etccritical
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

When was The Piggery last inspected?

The Piggery has 9 inspections on record going back to June 9, 2010.

The Piggery vs North Center

North Center runs 83% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 407 clean, 73 mid, 8 cooked.

Other spots in North Center

• ✓! Four Treys
  mid · September 9, 2020
• ✕ Giorgio's Pizza
  cooked · December 21, 2010
• ✓ Big Boy Gyros
  clean · January 16, 2026
• ✓ Bluelight
  clean · September 19, 2016
• ✓ Julius Meinl
  cooked · October 25, 2016
• ✓ Sweet Bean And More
  cooked · March 28, 2011

See every restaurant inspection in North Center →

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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 October 17, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

check your own block 📸

Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.