Giordano's Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 7, 2026
• address1340 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605

Is Giordano's Restaurant clean?

Giordano's Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Giordano's Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED 3 PREP COOLING UNITS WITHOUT A THERMOMETER INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND BEVERAGE SPILLAGE UNDER SEAT CUSHIONS AT BOOTH IN CUSTOMER DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED UNISEX SHARED EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND DEBRIS ON PLUMBING FIXTURES ON SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED UNISEX SHARED EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND DEBRIS ON PLUMBING FIXTURES ON SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED 2ND FLOOR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR, ALONG FLOOR BASE, AND UNDER STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY OF STORAGE AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE ON FILTERS ABOVE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE ON FILTERS ABOVE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Giordano's Restaurant last inspected?

Giordano's Restaurant has 19 inspections on record going back to November 7, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Giordano's Restaurant 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.

Other spots in Near South Side

• ✓ Giordano's Restaurant
  clean · November 7, 2013
• ✓! City Tavern
  mid · March 21, 2013
• ✓ City Tavern
  clean · March 21, 2013
• ✓ Butterfield Kitchen
  clean · April 9, 2014
• ✓ The Bureau Bar
  clean · December 21, 2012
• ✓ Jersey Mike's Subs
  clean · January 29, 2014

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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 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.