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Young's Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 4, 2026
- address3949 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60613
Is Young's Restaurant clean?
Young's Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Young's Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) NO THERMOMETER WAS OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT REFRIGERATOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE EXIT DOOR AT THE TOP OF THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF ALL OUTER OPENINGS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.11 OBSERVED FROZEN CRAB RANGOON STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF THE BASEMENT CHEST FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 CLEAN THE BOTTOM OF THE 3-DOOR FREEZER LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
When was Young's Restaurant last inspected?
Young's Restaurant has 26 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2020 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 22, 2019 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Young's Restaurant vs North Center
North Center runs 41% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 402 clean, 74 mid, 495 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 61% 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 June 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.