Labamba

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 4, 2026
• address105 W Madison St, Chicago 60602

Is Labamba clean?

Labamba is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Labamba?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON 1- DOOR PREP COOLER.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER AND UNDER 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW A NEW SUMMARY REPORT WAS GIVEN AND DISPLAYED AT THIS TIME.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010 (B)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW A NEW SUMMARY REPORT WAS GIVEN AND DISPLAYED AT THIS TIME.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010 (B)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)

When was Labamba last inspected?

Labamba has 13 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Labamba 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 53% of them.

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  cooked · March 14, 2018
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  cooked · December 16, 2019
• ✓ The Goodman Theatre
  clean · December 1, 2016
• ✓ Subway
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• ✓! 7-Eleven #37622B
  cooked · March 15, 2022
• ✓ 7-Eleven #37622B
  clean · March 7, 2017

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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 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.