Chicago restaurant health inspections
Chicago tracks 48.7K food establishments. Radius turns those official inspection results into a plain-English answer to “should I eat here?”
How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago reports an inspection outcome rather than a grade: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. “Pass with Conditions” means violations were found but corrected on site or scheduled for follow-up.
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Look up any Chicago restaurant
Search all 48.7K Chicago establishments by name — every result opens the full record: grade, violations, and history.
Chicago restaurant inspections — FAQ
- How does Chicago grade restaurants?
- Chicago reports an inspection outcome rather than a grade: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. “Pass with Conditions” means violations were found but corrected on site or scheduled for follow-up.
- Is Chicago restaurant inspection data free on Radius?
- Yes. Looking up any Chicago restaurant's inspection grade, violations, and history is free — safety information is never paywalled.
- Where does Chicago restaurant inspection data come from?
- From Chicago Food Inspections, the city's official open-data source. Radius normalizes it into plain English and links back to the original record. Radius is not affiliated with the health department.
- How many restaurants does Radius track in Chicago?
- Radius covers roughly 48,749 food establishments across Chicago & Evanston.