Unlike New York's letter grades, Chicago publishes an inspection outcome. There are three, and the middle one confuses people the most.
The three results
- Pass — no critical or serious violations at the time of inspection.
- Pass with Conditions — violations were found, but they were corrected on site during the inspection or scheduled for a follow-up.
- Fail — critical or serious violations that couldn't be resolved, which can lead to closure or re-inspection.
“Pass with Conditions” is not a failure — it means problems were caught and addressed. But it's worth checking what those conditions were, and whether they recur across inspections.
Where the data comes from
Chicago publishes food-inspection results as open data through the City of Chicago. Radius normalizes those results and shows inspection history so you can see whether a place consistently passes clean.