Ambassador Hotel

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 28, 2021
• address1301-1309 N State Pkwy, Chicago 60610

Is Ambassador Hotel clean?

Ambassador Hotel is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 28, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ambassador Hotel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 28, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IS MISSING AT THE AMBASSADOR ROOM BAR HANDWASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FOUND 7 DEAD INSECTS IN THE LOWER LEVEL LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS FROM THE PREMISES.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • LOWER LEVEL UNISEX RESTROOM DOES NOT HAVE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE. MUST PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • LOWER LEVEL UNISEX RESTROOM DOES NOT HAVE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FLOOR AND WALL BEHIND THE 1ST FLOOR LINE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • BASE COVING PEELING OFF WALL AT 2ND FLOOR DISH AREA. MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXHAUST HOOD FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXHAUST HOOD FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.

When was Ambassador Hotel last inspected?

Ambassador Hotel has 2 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2021.

Ambassador Hotel vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Ambassador Hotel
  clean · September 28, 2021
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  clean · September 28, 2021
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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 September 28, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.