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Hooters

August 10, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings3
critical findings0

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Failed findings

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
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 Fail on August 3, 2026: 3 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.