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Pret A Manger
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 16, 2026
- address73 W Monroe St, Chicago 60603
Is Pret A Manger clean?
Pret A Manger is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 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 Pret A Manger?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER LAYING DOWN ON COUNTER AT FRONT PREP AREA MUST INSTALL PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SLOW DRAIN AT HAND SINK IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM LEFT ONE MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD BOXES STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER MUST ELEVATE OFF OF FLOOR TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAIMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD BOXES STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER MUST ELEVATE OFF OF FLOOR TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAIMINATION.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER, WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED AN ACTIVE LEAK FROM WALK IN COMPRESSOR UNIT LEAKING ONTO FLOOR MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING IN DINING AREA,STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR REFRIGERATION STORAGE AREA TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR. • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING TILES NEAR VENTS IN REAR PREP AREA, DINING AREA WALL VENT. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF AN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT,COOLERS,CHAIRS AND TRASH ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE IN A PROPER MANNER TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN REAR HALLWAY REFRIGERATION STORAGE AREA.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT IN REAR HALLWAY REFRIGERATION STORAGE AREA.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED MISSING FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR A FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Pret A Manger last inspected?
Pret A Manger has 5 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 28, 2023 | — |
Pret A Manger 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 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 March 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.