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Smyth The Loyalist
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2025
- address177 N Ada, Chicago 60607
Is Smyth The Loyalist clean?
Smyth The Loyalist is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 13, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Smyth The Loyalist?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTED SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT RUSTED SHELVES OR REPLACE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • CLEAN THE MOLD GROWTH AND BUILDUP ON THE COMPRESSOR, FAN COVERS AND DRIP TRAY IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN THE DEBRIS BUILDUP INSIDE OF THE DOOR OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE IN THE 1ST FLOOR DISHROOM.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • REPLACE THE MISSING VINYL BASEBOARD BEHIND THE DISHWASHING MACHINES IN THE 1ST FLOOR DISHROOM. • CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE LOYALIST BAR.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE 1ST FLOOR DISHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIGHTBULBS THAT ARE NOT WORKING AND INCREASE LIGHTING WHERE DISHES ARE WASHED.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE 1ST FLOOR DISHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE LIGHTBULBS THAT ARE NOT WORKING AND INCREASE LIGHTING WHERE DISHES ARE WASHED.
When was Smyth The Loyalist last inspected?
Smyth The Loyalist has 17 inspections on record going back to July 7, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 30, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 23, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2023 | Fail | |
| August 7, 2023 | — | |
| June 29, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2022 | — | |
| October 14, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 30, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Smyth The Loyalist vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 November 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.