Yassa African Restaruant

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 26, 2026 →
• address3511 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago 60653

Is Yassa African Restaruant clean?

Yassa African Restaruant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 26, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Yassa African Restaruant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Yassa African Restaruant last inspected?

Yassa African Restaruant has 19 inspections on record going back to December 29, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Yassa African Restaruant vs Douglas

Douglas runs 75% clean across 52 tracked restaurants — 39 clean, 9 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 52 spots Cooked tracks in Douglas, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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.

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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 January 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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