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The Staley
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2025
- address1736 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60616
Is The Staley clean?
The Staley is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 11, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Staley?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB AT VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB AT VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB.
When was The Staley last inspected?
The Staley has 6 inspections on record going back to October 4, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 5, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 30, 2025 | — | |
| November 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 4, 2024 | Fail |
The Staley vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 50% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 232 clean, 49 mid, 185 cooked.
Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 52% 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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.