Hello Kitty Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 20, 2026
• address360 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60601

Is Hello Kitty Cafe clean?

Hello Kitty Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 20, 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 Hello Kitty Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) : OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 : MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS IN TOILET ROOM NEAR DINING AREA. • 5-202.12 (B-D) Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SLOW DRAIN AT HAND SINK IN REAR 1ST FL PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT REVOLVING DOOR AND MAN DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • : 5-205.15 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY PIPES AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK FAR LEFT & MIDDLE ,LEAKY FAUCETS AT SAME TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST GROUT FLOOR IN 1ST FL REAR PREP AREA,DISH WASHING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL BASES IN BASEMENT PREP/DISH WASHING AREA,MISSING CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT. • 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN DIRT BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND CEILING IN WALK IN COOLER AND DISH WASHING AREA CEILING TILES IN BASEMENT. • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR DRAINS IN BASEMENT NEAR OVEN.

When was Hello Kitty Cafe last inspected?

Hello Kitty Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2025.

Hello Kitty Cafe 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 April 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.