The Red Canary

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 23, 2012 →
• address691-695 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60642

Is The Red Canary clean?

The Red Canary is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 11, 2013, 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 Fail on May 23, 2012. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Red Canary?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2012. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was The Red Canary last inspected?

The Red Canary has 10 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2010.

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West Town runs 77% clean across 1,250 tracked restaurants — 958 clean, 251 mid, 29 cooked.

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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 23, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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