Whale Tale

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 13, 2025 →
• address2211 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Whale Tale clean?

Whale Tale is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 13, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Whale Tale?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was Whale Tale last inspected?

Whale Tale has 23 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Whale Tale vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 78% clean across 892 tracked restaurants — 687 clean, 174 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 892 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

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  cooked · July 28, 2010
• ✓ Father & Son Pizzeria North
  cooked · December 20, 2017
• ✓ Tokyo 21
  clean · May 31, 2013
• ✓! Las Pinatas Mexican Restaurant
  cooked · August 3, 2011
• ? America's Pantry
  cooked · September 8, 2014
• ? Lucille's
  cooked · August 21, 2013

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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 March 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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