Uncommon Ground

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 15, 2026 →
• address3800-3804 N Clark St, Chicago 60613

Is Uncommon Ground clean?

Uncommon Ground is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Uncommon Ground?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public

When was Uncommon Ground last inspected?

Uncommon Ground has 37 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Uncommon Ground vs Lake View

Lake View runs 79% clean across 1,124 tracked restaurants — 879 clean, 218 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 1,124 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 13% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ Uncommon Ground
  clean · October 25, 2011
• ✓ Next Door Cafe
  clean · September 23, 2016
• ✓ Aje Cafe
  cooked · January 5, 2021
• ✓ Noodles & Company
  clean · January 26, 2012
• ✓ Sandwich Me In
  cooked · November 14, 2014
• ✓ Chipotle Mexican Grill
  clean · April 24, 2026

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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 May 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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