Health Inspection Insights: Chicago

Analyzing 26,501+ locations and 179,664 inspections

Data from 2010-01-04 through 2026-04-08

81.1

Avg Score

2.9%

High Risk Rate

718,365

Total Violations

Minor

Top Severity

Score Distribution

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

Risk Overview

21,454

80.8%

Low Risk

4,338

16.3%

Medium Risk

766

2.9%

High Risk

Inspection Trends Last 24 Months

Most Common Violations

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

minor 54,859 occurrences 30.5% of inspections

Insects, rodents, & animals not present

minor 49,796 occurrences 27.7% of inspections

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

minor 49,582 occurrences 27.6% of inspections

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

minor 49,003 occurrences 27.3% of inspections

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

minor 40,420 occurrences 22.5% of inspections

Wiping cloths not properly used or stored in sanitizer

minor 26,067 occurrences 14.5% of inspections

Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

minor 23,751 occurrences 13.2% of inspections

Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirement during storage, preparation display and

major 20,737 occurrences 11.5% of inspections

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

minor 18,721 occurrences 10.4% of inspections

Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

minor 18,674 occurrences 10.4% of inspections

By Neighborhood min. 10 locations

Highest Risk Areas

60656

9.5% high risk 95 locations

60617

5.9% high risk 389 locations

60620

5.4% high risk 354 locations

60603

5.2% high risk 365 locations

60622

5.2% high risk 970 locations

60625

5.2% high risk 714 locations

60659

4.6% high risk 476 locations

60641

4.4% high risk 427 locations

60604

4.2% high risk 192 locations

60652

4.1% high risk 220 locations

Cleanest Areas

60666

Avg 92.3 299 locations

60611

Avg 90.9 1195 locations

60605

Avg 90.4 513 locations

60654

Avg 89.9 923 locations

60607

Avg 89.6 1042 locations

60642

Avg 89.5 434 locations

60661

Avg 89.5 434 locations

60601

Avg 89.4 611 locations

60606

Avg 89.3 609 locations

60638

Avg 89.0 375 locations

Average Score by Cuisine Type min. 50 locations

Asian / Fusion (858)

85.7

Mexican / Latin (3,720)

85.4

Seafood (698)

84.8

Korean (120)

84.8

Thai (65)

84.1

Indian (403)

83.9

Greek / Mediterranean (544)

83.7

Chinese (808)

83.0

Southeast Asian (331)

82.9

African (370)

82.6