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Fatback, Fatback Market, Builders Brew
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 27, 2026
- address222 N La Salle St, Chicago 60601
Is Fatback, Fatback Market, Builders Brew clean?
Fatback, Fatback Market, Builders Brew is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 27, 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 Fatback, Fatback Market, Builders Brew?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) : OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM AND SIDES OF ENTRY REVOLVING DOOR IN NORTH KITCHEN MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TO BE TIGHT FITTING.
When was Fatback, Fatback Market, Builders Brew last inspected?
Fatback, Fatback Market, Builders Brew has 4 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 22, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 4, 2025 | — |
Fatback, Fatback Market, Builders Brew 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 50% 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 January 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.