2D Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 29, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at 2D Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π·οΈfood improperly labeled
Food Properly Labeled; Original Container β’ 3-302.12: **C** Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
β οΈContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ 3-307.11: **C** Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination OBSERVED OPEN BOXES OF FOOD, CEREALS, AND SLICED ALMONDS LOCATED IN THE STORAGE AREA NEXT TO/UNDER THE STAIRS IN THE BASEMENT FULL OF DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AND CLOSE ALL OPEN BOXES AND TO DISCARD CEREAL BOXES THAT ARE EXPIRED. ALL FOOD OPEN DECORTIVE SUGARS, AND SPRINKLES AND CANDY THAT IS OPEN AT WINDOW LEDGE ON STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT. REMOVE ALL FOOD ITEMS FROM FLOOR ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ 3-307.11: **C** Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination OBSERVED OPEN BOXES OF FOOD, CEREALS, AND SLICED ALMONDS LOCATED IN THE STORAGE AREA NEXT TO/UNDER THE STAIRS IN THE BASEMENT FULL OF DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE AND CLOSE ALL OPEN BOXES AND TO DISCARD CEREAL BOXES THAT ARE EXPIRED. ALL FOOD OPEN DECORTIVE SUGARS, AND SPRINKLES AND CANDY THAT IS OPEN AT WINDOW LEDGE ON STAIRS LEADING TO BASEMENT. REMOVE ALL FOOD ITEMS FROM FLOOR ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
β οΈUtensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled β’ 4-903.11 (A;B;D): **C** Equipment, Utensils, Linens and Single-Use Articles- Storing OBSERVED EQUIPMENT, POTS, BUCKETS, AND BOXES OF PLATES AND OTHER ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASMENET DRY STORAGE AND PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled β’ 4-903.11 (A;B;D): **C** Equipment, Utensils, Linens and Single-Use Articles- Storing OBSERVED EQUIPMENT, POTS, BUCKETS, AND BOXES OF PLATES AND OTHER ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE BASMENET DRY STORAGE AND PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
π οΈsurfaces / setup not up to code
Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used β’ 4-101.19: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED PALLETS BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. β’ 4-202.16: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN
πΏplumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean β’ 4-601.11(B): (B) The FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of cooking EQUIPMENT and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
β οΈSewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed β’ 5-403.12: **C** Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater OBSERVED CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER LINE FROM WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT AREA DISCHARGING INTO PLASTIC BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO DRAIN CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER FROM POINT OF DISCHARGE TO DISPOSAL, SUCH AS TO A FLOOR DRAIN OR OTHER FLOOR-MOUNTED PLUMBING FIXTURE, ACCORDING TO THE LAW AND MAINTAIN.
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed β’ 5-403.12: **C** Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater OBSERVED CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER LINE FROM WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT AREA DISCHARGING INTO PLASTIC BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO DRAIN CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER FROM POINT OF DISCHARGE TO DISPOSAL, SUCH AS TO A FLOOR DRAIN OR OTHER FLOOR-MOUNTED PLUMBING FIXTURE, ACCORDING TO THE LAW AND MAINTAIN.
π§Ήfloors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean β’ 6-501.114: **C** Maintaining Premises, Unnecessary Items and Litter OBSERVED CLUTTER STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. β’ 6-501.12: **C** Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, HOT-HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES AND DEEP FRYERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
β οΈAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ 4-204.11: **C** Ventilation Hood Systems, Drip Prevention OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS/GREAS BUILDUP ON THE HOOD/EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM IN MAIN PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ 4-204.11: **C** Ventilation Hood Systems, Drip Prevention OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS/GREAS BUILDUP ON THE HOOD/EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM IN MAIN PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
When was 2D Restaurant last inspected?
2D Restaurant has 9 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2022.
date
result
score
January 29, 2026
Pass
January 26, 2026
Pass w/ Conditions
January 24, 2025
Pass
January 16, 2025
Fail
July 12, 2024
Pass w/ Conditions
October 12, 2023
Pass
September 28, 2023
Fail
December 15, 2022
Pass
December 6, 2022
Fail
2D Restaurant vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.