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Benjyehuda
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 8, 2026
- address300 S Wacker Dr, Chicago 60606
Is Benjyehuda clean?
Benjyehuda is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Benjyehuda?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED COOKED SKEWERED MEAT STORED TIGHTLY-WRAPPED IN PLASTIC WRAP WHILE COOLING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS LOOSELY-COVERED OR UNCOVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING TO FACILITATE HEAT TRANSFER AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED FACILITY RE-USING SINGLE-SERVICE CONTAINERS (PLASTIC TUBS) FOR STORING BULK DRY FOOD ITEMS (SALT, SPICES). INSTRUCTED TO CEASE RE-USING SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AND MAINTAIN MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS THAT CAN WITHSTAND THE WAREWASHING PROCESS.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED FACILITY RE-USING SINGLE-SERVICE CONTAINERS (PLASTIC TUBS) FOR STORING BULK DRY FOOD ITEMS (SALT, SPICES). INSTRUCTED TO CEASE RE-USING SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AND MAINTAIN MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS THAT CAN WITHSTAND THE WAREWASHING PROCESS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FACILITY USING MILK CRATES TO ELEVATE BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS ABOVE THE FLOOR IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MILK CRATES WITH DUNNAGE RACK THAT FACILITATE CLEANING BENEATH EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
When was Benjyehuda last inspected?
Benjyehuda has 2 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2025 | Pass |
Benjyehuda 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 33% 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 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.