The Pony Inn

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 15, 2026 →
• address1638 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657

Is The Pony Inn clean?

The Pony Inn is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Pony Inn?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was The Pony Inn last inspected?

The Pony Inn has 21 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Pony Inn vs North Center

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

Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

Other spots in North Center

• ✓ The Pony Inn
  clean · August 11, 2011
• ✓ Armand's Pizzeria
  cooked · January 28, 2025
• ✓! Homemade Pizza Company
  mid · November 26, 2013
• ✕ Rare Tea Cellar, Inc.
  cooked · November 8, 2010
• ✓ Slim's
  cooked · March 6, 2018
• ✓ Choi's Roll Sushi
  cooked · November 10, 2010

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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 May 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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