Banh Mi & Co. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Banh Mi & Co.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π§½surfaces not properly sanitized
Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized β’ 4-602.11(B-E): **C** Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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.
π§»grimy wiping cloths
Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored β’ 3-304.14: **C** Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE
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 CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT AND TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
πΏplumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean β’ 4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
β οΈAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ 6-304.11: **C** Mechanical- Ventilation OBSERVED MECHANIACH VENTALIATION FULL OF DUST INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ 6-304.11: **C** Mechanical- Ventilation OBSERVED MECHANIACH VENTALIATION FULL OF DUST INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Banh Mi & Co. last inspected?
Banh Mi & Co. has 7 inspections on record going back to February 9, 2022.
date
result
score
June 15, 2026
Pass
May 7, 2025
Pass
April 9, 2024
Pass
May 24, 2023
Pass
February 28, 2022
Pass
February 23, 2022
Fail
February 9, 2022
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Banh Mi & Co. 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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.