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Pret A Manger
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2026
- address500 W Madison St, Chicago 60661
Is Pret A Manger clean?
Pret A Manger is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Pret A Manger?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT KITCHEN AREA STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLE CONTAINERS AND STORE ALL SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AT LEAST 6" ABOVE THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT KITCHEN AREA STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLE CONTAINERS AND STORE ALL SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AT LEAST 6" ABOVE THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION COVER ABOVE FOOD IN THE BASEMENT AREA WALK-IN FREEZER TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH DUST DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTILATION, CEILINGS, AND OTHER PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DUST DEBRIS AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION (INSPECTION NO. 2613032) DATED 3/4/2025 PROVIDED IN PUBLIC VIEW OR AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PAINTAIN INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT IN PUBLIC VIEW AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES OF FOOD OPERATIONS AND TO CONTACT CDPH TO REQUEST DUPLICATE COPY IF NEEDED. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED WITH CURRENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT AT TIME OF INSPECTION AND POSTED IN PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION (INSPECTION NO. 2613032) DATED 3/4/2025 PROVIDED IN PUBLIC VIEW OR AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PAINTAIN INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT IN PUBLIC VIEW AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES OF FOOD OPERATIONS AND TO CONTACT CDPH TO REQUEST DUPLICATE COPY IF NEEDED. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED WITH CURRENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT AT TIME OF INSPECTION AND POSTED IN PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.
When was Pret A Manger last inspected?
Pret A Manger has 2 inspections on record going back to March 4, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 4, 2025 | Pass |
Pret A Manger 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 23% 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 January 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.