Francois Frankie

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 12, 2026
• address222 W Randolph St, Chicago 60606

Is Francois Frankie clean?

Francois Frankie is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Francois Frankie?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED DESIGNATED HANDWASHING SINK AT THE BAR AREA MADE INACCESSIBLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING BY EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS (WATER BOTTLE, BAG) AND EMPTY FOOD CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS FREE FROM CLUTTER AND IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM HANDWASHING SINK ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED HAND SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT THE DESIGNATED BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HAND SOAP OR OTHER APPROVED HAND CLEANSER AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED HAND SOAP TO HANDWASHING SINK ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION. • OBSERVED HAND SOAP AND DESIGNATED HANDWASHING SINK SIGNAGE PROVIDED AT THE FOLLOWING SINKS NOT DESIGNATED FOR HANDWASHING: REAR SERVER AREA 1-COMPARTMENT SINK, BAR AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE HAND SOAP AND HANDWASHING SINK SIGNAGE FROM LISTED SINKS AND PROVIDE HANDWASHING AIDS, DEVICES, AND SIGNAGE ONLY AT SINKS DESIGNATED FOR HANDWASHING AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DESIGNATED BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK MISSING SIGNAGE INSTRUCTING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED SHELLSTOCK TAGS MAINTAINED ON-SITE WITHIN 90-DAYS OF THE DATE OF SALE OF THE LAST SHELLSTOCK SOLD NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE DATE OF SALE OF THE LAST SHELLSTOCK SOLD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS WITH THE DATE THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER WAS SOLD CLEARLY WRITTEN ON EACH INDIVIDUAL SHELLSTOCK IDENTIFICATION TAG AND MAINTAIN FOR THE REQUIRED 90-DAYS. PERSON-IN-CHARGE ADEQUATELY LABELED ALL SHELLSTOCK TAG RECORDS ON-SITE WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.critical
  Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED SHELLSTOCK TAGS MAINTAINED ON-SITE WITHIN 90-DAYS OF THE DATE OF SALE OF THE LAST SHELLSTOCK SOLD NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE DATE OF SALE OF THE LAST SHELLSTOCK SOLD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS WITH THE DATE THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER WAS SOLD CLEARLY WRITTEN ON EACH INDIVIDUAL SHELLSTOCK IDENTIFICATION TAG AND MAINTAIN FOR THE REQUIRED 90-DAYS. PERSON-IN-CHARGE ADEQUATELY LABELED ALL SHELLSTOCK TAG RECORDS ON-SITE WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IN CONTAINER WITH STILL, ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER AT THE MAIN COOK LINE 1-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN-USE UTENSILS UNDER RUNNING WATER OR IN WATER AT 135.0F OR ABOVE BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED IN CONTAINER WITH STILL, ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER AT THE MAIN COOK LINE 1-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN-USE UTENSILS UNDER RUNNING WATER OR IN WATER AT 135.0F OR ABOVE BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GASKETS AND LID HINGES AT THE MAIN COOK LINE AREA MULTI-DOOR LINE COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MAIN COOK LINE AREA MULTI-DOOR LINE COOLER GASKETS AND LID HINGES AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED FAUCET AT THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING BUT FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE REAR WAREWASHING AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET PLUMBING TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.

When was Francois Frankie last inspected?

Francois Frankie has 8 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2019.

Francois Frankie 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 48% 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 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.