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Federales
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address180 N Morgan St, Chicago 60607
Is Federales clean?
Federales is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Federales?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAKS AT FAUCETS OF BOTH 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • THE FOLLOWING LARGE, DEEP CONTAINERS OF TCS FOODS WITH LABELED PREP DATES (5/18-5/19) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN WALK IN COOLER: BLACK BEANS 54.5F, SALSA ROJA 45.5F, TINGA SAUCE 59.0F, SALSA VERDE 50.0F, QUESO BLANCO 51.0F, AND CARNITAS 65.5F. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX $200LBS 50LBS. INSTD TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES, CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) PRIORITY
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FAUCET HANDLES AND BASINS OF ALL SINKS IN BAR AREA (HANDWASH AND DUMP) , NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FAUCET HANDLES AND BASINS OF ALL SINKS IN BAR AREA (HANDWASH AND DUMP) , NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • WALL SURFACES UNDERNEATH ENTIRE PERIMETER OF BAR COUNTER NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS/SPLASH ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
When was Federales last inspected?
Federales has 15 inspections on record going back to May 19, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 26, 2022 | — | |
| June 17, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2019 | Fail | |
| August 21, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Federales vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.