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Uic College Prep
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 23, 2025
- address1231 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60608
Is Uic College Prep clean?
Uic College Prep is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 23, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Uic College Prep?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • DOORS #5 AND 6 WITH 1/4"-1/2" GAPS UNDERNEATH THEM MAKING THEM NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECT PROOF DOORS AND MAINTAIN. • FLY STRIPS HANGING ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLY STRIPS AND NOT HANG THEM IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING/DUCT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE AND PAINT SURFACES TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN SAME.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER WITH AN EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE(S).All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER WITH AN EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE(S).
When was Uic College Prep last inspected?
Uic College Prep has 4 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 29, 2022 | Pass |
Uic College Prep vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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 October 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.