American Craft

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 10, 2026
• address151 E Wacker Dr, Chicago 60601

Is American Craft clean?

American Craft is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 10, 2026. 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 American Craft?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 : OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN STAFF MEN'S & WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) : OBSERVED SEVERAL MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS ON COOK AND PREP LINES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE WITH COMMON NAME (SHAKERS,SQUEEZE BOTTLES,BULK)
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 : OBSERVED BOXED FROZEN FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER MUST ELEVATE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 : OBSERVED BOXED FROZEN FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER MUST ELEVATE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-304.11 : OBSERVED FEMALE EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS STORED ON DISH RACKS AND COUNTERS IN DISH MACHINE WEAR WASHING AREA MUST REMOVE AND STORE PROPERLY.
  Personal Cleanliness • 2-304.11 : OBSERVED FEMALE EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS STORED ON DISH RACKS AND COUNTERS IN DISH MACHINE WEAR WASHING AREA MUST REMOVE AND STORE PROPERLY.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12 : OBSERVED SEVERAL WORN,DEEP GROOVES AND PITTED CUTTING BOARDS MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR DRAINS AND STANDING WATER AND KEEP DRY AND CLEAN. • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING AT BEVERAGE STATION BEHIND FRONT BAR AREA TO BE GOOD REPAIR. • 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALL AND CEILING IN DISH MACHINE AREA,DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING VENTS WHERE NEEDED AND PERSONAL FAN IN DISH MACHINE AREA.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED EXPIRED AND MISSING FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED EXPIRED AND MISSING FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was American Craft last inspected?

American Craft has 23 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

American Craft 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 30% 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 June 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.