Berghoff's

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 25, 2026
• address17 W Adams St, Chicago 60603

Is Berghoff's clean?

Berghoff's is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Berghoff's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED ON 2ND FL. WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PINK AND BLACK SLIMY BUILD UP ON INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE SHOOT AND PANEL BELOW AND RUSTY SCREWS ON INTERIOR PARTS AND DRIPPING ON TO ICE. MUST REMOVE ICE,CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE AND REPLACE RUSTED SCREWS TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED TOXIC ITEMS (SEVERAL BOTTLES OF PERSONAL MEDICINES,FIRST AID SUPPLIES(PEROXIDE),ASPRINS(SEVERAL BOTTLES,ETC)STORED AMONGST SEASONINGS AND OTHER FOOD ON FOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN MAIN KITCHEN AND ON TOP SIDE OF BREAD DOUGH MACHINE WHILE BREAD IS BEING PREPARED.ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM FOOD PREP AREAS DURING INSPECTION.INSTRUCTED TO STORE ITEMS AWAY FROM FOOD AND STORE PROPERLY TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED TOXIC ITEMS (SEVERAL BOTTLES OF PERSONAL MEDICINES,FIRST AID SUPPLIES(PEROXIDE),ASPRINS(SEVERAL BOTTLES,ETC)STORED AMONGST SEASONINGS AND OTHER FOOD ON FOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN MAIN KITCHEN AND ON TOP SIDE OF BREAD DOUGH MACHINE WHILE BREAD IS BEING PREPARED.ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM FOOD PREP AREAS DURING INSPECTION.INSTRUCTED TO STORE ITEMS AWAY FROM FOOD AND STORE PROPERLY TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE WITH COMMON NAMES(SQUEEZE BOTTLES,SMALL AND BULK CONTAINERS,ETC)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED REAR DELIVERY DOOR WITH A GAP ALONG BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 50 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND AND ON WALLS, CEILINGS AND FLOOR DRAIN BEHIND OVEN ON 2ND FL. BAKERY AREA AND FOOD STORAGE,4TH FL. CRAWLING AROUND FLOOR DRAIN AT 2- COMPARTMENT SINK,CEILINGS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND 1- LIVE ROACH CRAWLING ON FLOOR NEAR CABINET IN 4TH FL PREP AREA. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 6/25/26.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED FOOD STORAGE LIDS ON BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN 4TH FL. BAKERY AREA,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON REACH IN COOLER# 7&10,WIC #9.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,WHEEL BASES,STORAGE SHELVES,PIPES OF EQUIPMENT,2ND FL. WIC #5 SHELVING UNITS,BREAD CARTS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN 1ST FL.,2ND FL. LEAKY GASKET FAR RIGHT COMPARTMENT AND 4TH FL. LEAKY PIPE FAR RIGHT COMPARTMENT.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS AND FLOOR DRAINS. • MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER KETTLES ON 4TH FL.& MAIN KITCHEN AT COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN MAIN KITCHEN NEAR FRYERS,2ND FL.WALK IN FREEZER DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES .
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN KITCHEN 1ST FL.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN KITCHEN 1ST FL.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED MISSING AND EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Berghoff's last inspected?

Berghoff's has 17 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Berghoff's vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 46% of them.

Other spots in Loop

• ✓ Berghoff's
  clean · February 23, 2016
• ✓ 7 Eleven
  cooked · May 20, 2016
• ✓ 7 Eleven
  clean · May 23, 2016
• ✓ Red Robin
  cooked · March 23, 2016
• ✓! Vol. 39/Boleo
  mid · October 29, 2025
• ✓ Vol. 39/Boleo
  clean · July 28, 2016

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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 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.