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Decadent Chicago
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 13, 2024
- address1355 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605
Is Decadent Chicago clean?
Decadent Chicago is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 13, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Decadent Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (TCS): COOKED MACARONI, SHRIMP GRAVY, BOILED EGGS, DRESSING ETC. HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT DISCARD DATE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE FOR ANY READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND ICING, CAKE MIX AND FRUIT FILLINGS STORED DIRECTLY ON FLOOR IN FOD PREP AREA. MUST ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS 6 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOUND ICING, CAKE MIX AND FRUIT FILLINGS STORED DIRECTLY ON FLOOR IN FOD PREP AREA. MUST ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS 6 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND ALL COOLERS IN PREP AREA AND STAINLESS STEEL PREP/STORAGE TABLES FILLED WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FOOD DEBRIS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF NON- FOOD CONTACT SURFACE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND HOOD FILTERS FILLED WITH GREASE AND DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND HOOD FILTERS FILLED WITH GREASE AND DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.
When was Decadent Chicago last inspected?
Decadent Chicago has 7 inspections on record going back to November 29, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| May 22, 2025 | — | |
| March 13, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 30, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 29, 2021 | — |
Decadent Chicago 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 20% 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 March 13, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.