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Hooters

August 3, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENT CLEAN UP KIT OR NECESSARY ITEMS FOR CLEAN UP OF VOMITUS AND DIARRHEA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT OR OTHERWISE MAINTAIN ITEMS ON-SITE NECESSARY FOR CLEAN UP SUCH AS GLOVES, FACE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOPS, AND OTHER ITEMS REQUIRED BY THE LAW AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR USE BY FOOD EMPLOYEES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE TO BE SOILED WITH CALCIUM BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF CALCIUM AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WATER TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE COVER PLATE IN POOR REPAIR AND UNREADABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LARGE LOW-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WATER TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE COVER PLATE AND MAINTAIN ALL AMBIENT AIR AND WATER TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES IN GOOD REPAIR AND EASILY-READABLE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100-150 LIVE SMALL BLACK FLYING INSECTS PRESENT IN VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND BASEMENT AREA, PRIMARILY DRY STORAGE HALLWAY AND REAR STORAGE AREA (NEAR REAR EXTERIOR STAIRWELL); APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SMALL BLACK FLYING INSECTS IN THE KITCHEN AREA. CONSULTED SUPERVISOR #315. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL BLACK FLYING INSECT ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AND FOLLOW PEST CONTROL OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS AND SERVICE REPORTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED PORTION OF CEILING MISSING AND SUPPORT BEAMS IN POOR REPAIR ON CEILING ABOVE DRY STORAGE HALLWAY IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES/PANELING AS WELL AS WOODEN SUPPORT BEAMS AND MAINTAIN ALL PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN GOOD REPAIR TO PREVENT ENTRY OF PESTS. • OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ON FLOORS BENEATH DEEP FRYERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IN THE MAIN COOK LINE AREA (ADJACENT TO BAR). ADDITIONALLY OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AREA SOILED WITH EXCESS WATER PUDDLES AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 28, 2026: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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