Hotel Chicago

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 14, 2025
• address333 N Dearborn St, Chicago 60654

Is Hotel Chicago clean?

Hotel Chicago is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Hotel Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE.MANAGER IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED ENGINEER STAFF.OBSERVED THE HOT WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE WAS TURNED OFF UNDERNEATH SAID SINK WHILE EMPLOYEE WERE' ACTIVELY WASHING DISHES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE (ACCESSIBLE) FOR USE AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED A SLIGHT DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ENCRUSTED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE (2) TWO ICE MACHINES.MUST REMOVE DEBRIS,DETAIL CLEAN INSIDE BOTH ICE MACHINES/HAVE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN ICE MACHINES AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF (TCS FOODS) HELD INSIDE OF THE 2-DOOR PREP LINE COOLER LOCATED IN THE MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA.OBSERVED CUT SLICED HAM AT 50.0F.MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 2.5#'S OF FOOD WORTH $20.00.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN ALL COLD (TCS FOODS) AT 41F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT,(TCS FOODS)STORED IN WALK-IN-COOLER HELD OVER 24 HOURS (PASTA,BEANS AND BEAN SOUP ETC) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT,TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR WITHOUT A LABEL.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMON NAME ON ALL BULK CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY ITEM (SALT, SUGAR, FLOUR ETC).
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED GAP OPENING APPROX:1/4" AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS.INSTRUCTED TO PEST PROOF SAID DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE LOCATED IN THE PREP LINE COOLER IN THE MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE BUILDUP ON THE SIDES OF HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND INTERIOR BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYERS ALSO,EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE DISHMACHINES AND FAN COVERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLERS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WATER LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET AT THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING LEAK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE AT ENTRANCE OF THE MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT THE DISHWASHING ROOM TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHED DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN CEILING TILES/VENTILATION COVERS ABOVE THE MAIN KITCHEN PREP/COOKING AREAS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN CEILING TILES/VENTILATION COVERS ABOVE THE MAIN KITCHEN PREP/COOKING AREAS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED 1 (ONE) CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Hotel Chicago last inspected?

Hotel Chicago has 27 inspections on record going back to February 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Hotel Chicago 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 50% 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 May 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.