Celeste

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 29, 2026
• address111 W Hubbard St, Chicago 60654

Is Celeste clean?

Celeste is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 29, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Celeste?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN KIT CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES INCLUDING A SANITIZER RATED AS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS ITEMS HELD AT THE STATED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER: CHICKEN AT 49.8F, GROUND BEEF AT 46.2F, AND SAUSAGE AT 49.1F. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 49LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $300. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER CONTAINING TCS ITEMS SUCH AS CHICKEN, GROUND BEEF, AND SAUSAGE MAINTAINING AN IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 48.1F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SO THAT COOLER IS CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES: 1 OF 2 WASHBOWLS IN BASEMENT MEN'S TOILET ROOM DOES NOT TURN ON AND LEAK AT FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN 1ST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES INSIDE WOMEN'S AND UNISEX TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES INSIDE WOMEN'S AND UNISEX TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BROKEN, UNUSED 2 DOOR COOLER IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED 1 CERTIFIED MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ONSITE AT ALL TIMES.

When was Celeste last inspected?

Celeste has 10 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2021.

Celeste vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 40% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

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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 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.