Health Inspection Insights: Chicago

Analyzing 23,366+ locations and 180,204 inspections

Data from 2010-01-04 through 2026-05-01

81.1

Avg Score

3.0%

High Risk Rate

720,459

Total Violations

Minor

Top Severity

Score Distribution

Scores 0–100. Low Risk ≥75 · Medium Risk 55–74 · High Risk <55

Risk Overview

18,744

79.9%

Low Risk

4,021

17.1%

Medium Risk

708

3.0%

High Risk

Inspection Trends Last 24 Months

Most Common Violations

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

minor 55,142 occurrences 30.6% of inspections

Insects, rodents, & animals not present

minor 49,926 occurrences 27.7% of inspections

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

minor 49,629 occurrences 27.5% of inspections

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods

minor 49,052 occurrences 27.2% of inspections

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

minor 40,451 occurrences 22.4% of inspections

Wiping cloths not properly used or stored in sanitizer

minor 26,102 occurrences 14.5% of inspections

Thermometers provided & accurate

minor 23,811 occurrences 13.2% of inspections

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

major 20,778 occurrences 11.5% of inspections

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

minor 18,815 occurrences 10.4% of inspections

Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

minor 18,782 occurrences 10.4% of inspections

By Neighborhood min. 10 locations

Highest Risk Areas

60656

9.0% high risk 78 locations

60622

5.7% high risk 845 locations

60617

5.4% high risk 334 locations

60603

5.2% high risk 328 locations

60625

5.2% high risk 658 locations

60620

4.9% high risk 309 locations

60604

4.6% high risk 175 locations

60641

4.4% high risk 384 locations

60653

4.4% high risk 160 locations

60612

4.3% high risk 304 locations

Cleanest Areas

60666

Avg 91.8 274 locations

60611

Avg 90.1 1022 locations

60605

Avg 89.7 451 locations

60607

Avg 89.1 911 locations

60606

Avg 88.9 546 locations

60633

Avg 88.9 38 locations

60638

Avg 88.9 324 locations

60661

Avg 88.9 382 locations

60601

Avg 88.6 522 locations

60654

Avg 88.5 776 locations

Average Score by Cuisine Type min. 50 locations

Asian / Fusion (762)

84.9

Mexican / Latin (3,244)

84.8

Seafood (606)

84.3

Korean (107)

84.2

Thai (60)

83.8

Greek / Mediterranean (501)

83.4

Chinese (662)

83.4

Indian (365)

83.1

African (336)

82.2

Southeast Asian (288)

82.1