Truffle Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 7, 2026
• address1723 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60608

Is Truffle Grill clean?

Truffle Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Truffle Grill?

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

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 58.7 DEGREES AIR TEMP. THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD PRODUCTS WERE IN THE RIC. FRESH WHOLE EGGS 58.9 5 DOZEN, RAW PROTEINS SUCH AS LAMB CHOPS, SHRIMP, STEAK, AND CHICKEN WINGS. 57-61 DEGREES. ALL PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 100 POUNDS VALUED $3500 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 58.7 DEGREES AIR TEMP. THE COOLER IS BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. WHEN RIC IS CORRECTED CONTACT CDPH AT [email protected] THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD PRODUCTS WERE IN THE RIC. FRESH WHOLE EGGS 58.9 5 DOZEN, RAW PROTEINS SUCH AS LAMB CHOPS, SHRIMP, STEAK, AND CHICKEN WINGS. 57-61 DEGREES. ALL PRODUCT HAS BEEN DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 100 POUNDS VALUED $3500 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED. WORN WITH DEEP CUTS AND DISCOLORATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT IN PREP AREA IN NEED OF SHEILDING. MUST PROTECT EXPOSED LIGHT BULB WITH SLEEVE SHEILDS OR SHEILD OVER ENTIRE LIGHT FIXTURE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHT IN PREP AREA IN NEED OF SHEILDING. MUST PROTECT EXPOSED LIGHT BULB WITH SLEEVE SHEILDS OR SHEILD OVER ENTIRE LIGHT FIXTURE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN

When was Truffle Grill last inspected?

Truffle Grill has 7 inspections on record going back to May 16, 2024.

Truffle Grill vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 July 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.