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Noodles & Company
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2018
- address180 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60601
Is Noodles & Company clean?
Noodles & Company is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 27, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Noodles & Company?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • VENTILATION HOOD WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • VENTILATION HOOD WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • WEAK HOT WATER PRESSURE AT WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UNDER CITY PRESSURE.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP PLACED ON ICE CUBES IN ICE MAKER, INSTRUCTED TO STORE OFF CUBES.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP PLACED ON ICE CUBES IN ICE MAKER, INSTRUCTED TO STORE OFF CUBES.
When was Noodles & Company last inspected?
Noodles & Company has 15 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| February 27, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 19, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 26, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 14, 2012 | Pass |
Noodles & Company 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 0% 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 February 27, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.