Union Dumplings

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 20, 2026
• address4539 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Union Dumplings clean?

Union Dumplings is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Union Dumplings?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF SOIL RESIDUES FROM RAW MEATS IN THE REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE INSIDE OF REACH-IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AND DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE UPSTAIRS DUMPLING PREP AREA, IN THE FRYING AREA, AND IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO SCHEDULE A CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO SCHEDULE A CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED ONE OF TWO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MAMAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE.

When was Union Dumplings last inspected?

Union Dumplings has 3 inspections on record going back to April 21, 2025.

Union Dumplings vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 April 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.