Cooked?
Watta-Potato
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 13, 2026
- address135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60612
Is Watta-Potato clean?
Watta-Potato is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Watta-Potato?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Water & Ice From Approved Source • OBSERVED THE CLEAN WATER INLET UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MUST BE ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MENTIONED INLET. PRIORITY 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUEDWater & Ice From Approved Source • OBSERVED THE CLEAN WATER INLET UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MUST BE ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MENTIONED INLET. PRIORITY 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED COLD HOLDING UNIT NOT ON AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION AND NO HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT ON MUST REACH AND MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED PER MENU AND PERSON IN CHARGE, MUST HAVE EQUIPMNENT ON VEHICLE AND OPERATING TO BE INSPECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NO SCREEN ON THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A TEST STRIP KIT THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH SANTIIZER BEING USED FOR DISHWARE AND FOOD SURFACES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED THE DRAINBOARDS ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK CLUTTERED WITH ITEMS.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS AND MUST BE CLEARED FOR DISHES.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON-SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A TEST STRIP KIT THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH SANTIIZER BEING USED FOR DISHWARE AND FOOD SURFACES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED THE DRAINBOARDS ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK CLUTTERED WITH ITEMS.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS AND MUST BE CLEARED FOR DISHES.
- ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT OR COLD WATER ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT (100-110F) AND COLD WATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUEDHot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT OR COLD WATER ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT (100-110F) AND COLD WATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE CLEAN WATER TANK IS 25 GALLONS AND WASTEWATER TANK 30 GALLONS. INSTRUCTED LIQUID WASTEWATER TANK MUST BE ATLEAST 50% LARGER THAN STORAGE TANK (CLEAN WATER TANK). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), CITATION NOT ISSUED (7-38-132), (7-38-136)
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO LID FOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLE ON VEHICLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A RECEPTACLE WITH A LID AND MAINTAINGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO LID FOR GARBAGE RECEPTACLE ON VEHICLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A RECEPTACLE WITH A LID AND MAINTAIN
When was Watta-Potato last inspected?
Watta-Potato has 1 inspection on record going back to May 13, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Fail |
Watta-Potato vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.