Icons Coffee

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 3, 2026
• address203 N Wabash Ave, Chicago 60601

Is Icons Coffee clean?

Icons Coffee is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Icons Coffee?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM ENTRY AND EXIT DOORS FIRST FLOOR CAFE, INSTRUCTED PIC TO MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 : OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD AT THE HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO CLEAN DISH STORAGE RACK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 : OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD AT THE HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO CLEAN DISH STORAGE RACK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRIER CABINETS, WHEEL BASES, MEAT SLICERS, ROLLING CARTS, DISH RACKS, COFFEE COUNTER. MUST DE-LIME DISHMACHINE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY WATER LINE UNDER DISHWASHING MACHINE, LEAKY PIPE AT THE HAND SINK AND BASEMENT PREP AREA NEAR COOKING EQUIPMENT, LEAKY FAUCET AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND STOPPER HANDLE AT MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF SAME.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : OBSERVED LOOSE WALL PANELS IN DISH WASHING AREA, BLACK CAULKING ALONG THE WALLS OF DISHWASHING MACHINE, MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE DISH MACHINE, MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. • 6-501.13 : OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING FLOOR DRAINS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14 : MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE IN HALL WAY ACROSS FROM WALK IN COOLERS. MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT AT THE HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-301.14 : MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE IN HALL WAY ACROSS FROM WALK IN COOLERS. MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT AT THE HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED MISSING FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Icons Coffee last inspected?

Icons Coffee has 2 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2026.

Icons Coffee 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 59% 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 March 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.