Topo Gigio Ristorante

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 7, 2026
• address1514-1516 N Wells St, Chicago 60610

Is Topo Gigio Ristorante clean?

Topo Gigio Ristorante is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Topo Gigio Ristorante?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE CUTTING BOARDS AT THE PROTEIN STATION AND THE SALAD STATION WITH DEEP CUTTING GROOVES AND DARK STAINS ON SIDES AND TOP SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS THAT MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CUTTING BOARDS DURING PREPARING MEALS OR PREP WORK AT THE STATIONS. • OBSERVED THE TWO DOOR REACH IN COOLING UNIT ON THE SECOND FLOOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN WITH VERY SHARP EDGES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BETWEEN THE PREP STATIONS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM DUST, DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT ACTIVITY. • OBSERVED THE FAN COVERS IN THE WALKING COOLING UNIT IN THE BASEMENT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING FROM DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT THE SALAD PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION FILTERS ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION FILTERS ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Topo Gigio Ristorante last inspected?

Topo Gigio Ristorante has 28 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Topo Gigio Ristorante vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 May 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.