Hooters

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 10, 2021
• address8225 W Higgins Rd, Chicago 60631

Is Hooters clean?

Hooters is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 10, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Hooters?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 10, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS (PREP, BAR, WASHROOMS ETC.).
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL PREP COOLERS IN COOKING LINE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF IN BETWEEN BOTTOM OF ENTRANCE DOOR.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LID FOR ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED BEHIND TEA BREWER/COFFEE MACHINE IN (2) WAIT STATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA (BY THE GARBAGE AREA) TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA (BY THE GARBAGE AREA) TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH DUST ACCUMULATION ABOVE PREP AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF (2) FLOOR DRAIN UNDERNEATH DISHMACHINE. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR WITH SOME LITTER AND DUST ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.

When was Hooters last inspected?

Hooters has 21 inspections on record going back to December 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Hooters vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.

Other spots in Norwood Park

• ✓ Trinity Pub Chicago
  clean · September 29, 2025
• ? Union Fisheries Corp
  cooked · July 9, 2021
• ? C & S Inc
  cooked · May 3, 2013
• ✓ Mr K's Restaurant
  clean · January 13, 2010
• ? Daily Grind Cafe, Inc
  cooked · November 17, 2017
• ✓ Teaser's Pub
  clean · May 6, 2021

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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 November 10, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.