Obama Presidential Center is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid π¬.
What did inspectors find at Obama Presidential Center?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π οΈsurfaces / setup not up to code
Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used β’ 4-201.11 OBSERVED A CRACK IN THE GLASS FOOD DISPLAY AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
β οΈWarewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips β’ 4-501.19 OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE LEFT FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION HOT WATER TEMPERATURE RANGE WAS 98F-100F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 110F AT ALL TIMES. ENGINEER ADJUSTED THE VALVES AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION HOT WATER WAS MAINTAINING 110F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips β’ 4-501.19 OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE LEFT FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION HOT WATER TEMPERATURE RANGE WAS 98F-100F. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 110F AT ALL TIMES. ENGINEER ADJUSTED THE VALVES AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION HOT WATER WAS MAINTAINING 110F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
π₯allergen training missing
Allergen Training As Required β’ 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
When was Obama Presidential Center last inspected?
Obama Presidential Center has 2 inspections on record going back to March 6, 2026.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.