South Loop Cafe, Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJuly 7, 2026
• address2336 S Wabash Ave, Chicago 60616

Is South Loop Cafe, Inc. clean?

South Loop Cafe, Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at South Loop Cafe, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. SERV SAFE CERTIFICATE PRESENTED ISSUED IN 2025. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT TO USE IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARREAL INCIDENT ON PREMISS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO SELF CLOSING DEVICES ON WASHROOM DOORS; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO SELF CLOSING DEVICES ON WASHROOM DOORS; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

When was South Loop Cafe, Inc. last inspected?

South Loop Cafe, Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to February 11, 2026.

South Loop Cafe, Inc. vs Armour Square

Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 July 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.