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Hotel Chicago
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 23, 2025
- address1622 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60612
Is Hotel Chicago clean?
Hotel Chicago is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Hotel Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN THE COFFEE STATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THIS AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED NO DISH DETERGENT ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISH DETERGENT AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE MILK REFRIGERATOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER INSIDE OF ALL REFRIGERATORS.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SANITIZER TEST STRIPS ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE THE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO SANITIZER TEST STRIPS ON THE PREMISES TO MEASURE THE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
When was Hotel Chicago last inspected?
Hotel Chicago has 1 inspection on record going back to January 23, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2025 | Fail |
Hotel Chicago vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 37% of them.
Other spots in Near West Side
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 January 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.