Lotus Banh Mi

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 16, 2026
• address166 W Washington St, Chicago 60602

Is Lotus Banh Mi clean?

Lotus Banh Mi is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 16, 2026. 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 Lotus Banh Mi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLE,STORAGE SHELVES,PREP TABLES,FRYER CABINETS.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN CUSTOMERS TOILET ROOM MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE WITH COMMON NAME(SQUEEZE BOTTLES, SHAKERS,ETC)
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A BARRIER AT MOPSINK NEXT TO DISH STORAGE RACK TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A BARRIER AT MOPSINK NEXT TO DISH STORAGE RACK TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AT SELF SERVICE STATION FOR CUSTOMERS TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION .
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AT SELF SERVICE STATION FOR CUSTOMERS TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION .
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN FRONT PREP AREA MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON 1- DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED EPOXY FLOORING IN STORAGE AREA/OFFICE,REAR STORAGE AREA,CUSTOMER'S AND STAFF TOILET ROOMS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE MISSING FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR NEW EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • MUST PROVIDE MISSING FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR NEW EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN.

When was Lotus Banh Mi last inspected?

Lotus Banh Mi has 13 inspections on record going back to August 31, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Lotus Banh Mi vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 56% 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 April 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.