Tom Yum Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 22, 2025 →
• address608 W Barry Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Tom Yum Cafe clean?

Tom Yum Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on March 12, 2026, 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 September 22, 2025. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Tom Yum Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was Tom Yum Cafe last inspected?

Tom Yum Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2025.

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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 September 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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