601 W Companies

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 27, 2024
• address200 E Randolph St, Chicago 60601

Is 601 W Companies clean?

601 W Companies is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 27, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at 601 W Companies?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 27, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FOOD PREP TAKING PLACE ON SITE (NO FOOD ON SITE). INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-005.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL COOLERS AND EQUIPMENT TURNED ON AND OPERATING AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE TO KEEP TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY, 7-38-005.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO THERMOMETER ON PREMISES TO ACCURATELY MEASURE COLD AND HOT TEMPERATURES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-005.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO CHEMICAL TEST KITS ON SITE FOR THE CHLORINE AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TEST KITS THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES SANITIZER CONCENTRATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-00.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO CHEMICAL TEST KITS ON SITE FOR THE CHLORINE AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TEST KITS THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES SANITIZER CONCENTRATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION, 7-38-00.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN (100F-120F AT HANDWASH SINKS, 110F MINIMUM AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY, 7-38-030(C).
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN (100F-120F AT HANDWASH SINKS, 110F MINIMUM AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY, 7-38-030(C).
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER(S). INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was 601 W Companies last inspected?

601 W Companies has 1 inspection on record going back to November 27, 2024.

601 W Companies vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

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 — 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 “priority” 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 — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 27, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.