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Bad Butter
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 16, 2026
- address1653-1655 W Cortland St, Chicago 60622
Is Bad Butter clean?
Bad Butter is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 16, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Bad Butter?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE REAR BAKING PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSEVRED NO HOT RUNNING WATER REAR PREP AREA NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR HANDWASHING SINKS. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 84.4F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT (100F) AND COLD RUNNING AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. HOT WATER WAS ADJUSTED AND IS NOT MEETING COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED COOKING UTENSILS (SHEET TRAYS, POTS, PANS, BOWLS) THROUGHOUT FACILTIY NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED COOKING UTENSILS (SHEET TRAYS, POTS, PANS, BOWLS) THROUGHOUT FACILTIY NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON THE WASHING, RINSING, AND SANITIZING OF CLEAN-IN-PLACE EQUIPMENT (LARGE DOUGH MIXERS, DOUGH ROLLING MACHINE, ETC). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS ARE CLEAN AND MUST BE READIY AVAIBLE,Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON THE WASHING, RINSING, AND SANITIZING OF CLEAN-IN-PLACE EQUIPMENT (LARGE DOUGH MIXERS, DOUGH ROLLING MACHINE, ETC). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS ARE CLEAN AND MUST BE READIY AVAIBLE,
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A BRICK WALL NEXT TO STOVE LOCATED UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, IN THE PREP/ SERVICE AREA NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ALSO, OPENINGS BETWEEN THE LOWER BRICK WALL AND FLOOR SURROUNDING THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND SEAL ALL OPENINGS TO PREVENT POTENTIAL HARBORAGE POINTS FOR PEST.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FROM CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ONSITE. INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN RECORD ON SITE.
When was Bad Butter last inspected?
Bad Butter has 2 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 12, 2026 | — |
Bad Butter vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 April 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.