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Steak & Egger
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 29, 2026
- address1174 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
Is Steak & Egger clean?
Steak & Egger is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 29, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Steak & Egger?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED METAL SPATULA TUCKED BETWEEN WALL AND A PIPE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE UTENSILS PROPERLY.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED METAL SPATULA TUCKED BETWEEN WALL AND A PIPE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE UTENSILS PROPERLY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CAN OPENER BLADE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED AIR DRYING DISH RACK ABOVE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR AREA IN POOR REPAIR. RACK IN NEED OF REPLACEMNT, RUBBER COATING IS WORN OUT. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER AIR VENT WITH DUST BUILD UP, INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DUST-FREE. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST IN VENTILATION HOOD VENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER AIR VENT WITH DUST BUILD UP, INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN DUST-FREE. • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST IN VENTILATION HOOD VENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN MAINTAIN.
When was Steak & Egger last inspected?
Steak & Egger has 36 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 24, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 16, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 23, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 26, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 29, 2021 | Fail |
Steak & Egger vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.