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Chicago Waffles
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 10, 2026
- address1400 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605
Is Chicago Waffles clean?
Chicago Waffles is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 10, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chicago Waffles?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULAION OF GREASE INSIDE FRYER CABINET AND ON SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD AND GREASE SPLATTER ON WALLS OF PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON VENT ABOVE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE ON FLILTERS ABOVE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON VENT ABOVE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE ON FLILTERS ABOVE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Chicago Waffles last inspected?
Chicago Waffles has 18 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 1, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 6, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 31, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2023 | Fail | |
| November 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2022 | Fail | |
| July 13, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 5, 2022 | Fail |
Chicago Waffles vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, 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 April 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.