Trader Joe's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 30, 2026 →
• address3745 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60613
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Trader Joe's clean?

Trader Joe's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Trader Joe's?

Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.

When was Trader Joe's last inspected?

Trader Joe's has 19 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Trader Joe's 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

• ✓ Trader Joe's
  clean · July 27, 2010
• ✓! Bar Rista Cafe
  cooked · April 14, 2016
• ✓ Troquet
  clean · January 4, 2010
• ✓ Sally's Lounge
  cooked · March 9, 2010
• ✓ Fountain Head
  cooked · July 29, 2020
• ✓ Fountain Head
  clean · March 24, 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

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 March 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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