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Banquets Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2026
- address12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60603
Is Banquets Kitchen clean?
Banquets Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 18, 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 Banquets Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON COFFEE & HOT WATER MACHINE IN BEVERAGE AREA MUST PROVIDE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LAST HAND SINK IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM IN POOR REPAIR.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LID ON BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST GROUT FLOOR IN DISH WASHING AREA. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DIM LIGHT BULB AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DIM LIGHT BULB AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
When was Banquets Kitchen last inspected?
Banquets Kitchen has 2 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2025 | Pass |
Banquets Kitchen 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 February 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.