The Budlong Hot Chicken

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 27, 2020 →
• address222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago 60654

Is The Budlong Hot Chicken clean?

The Budlong Hot Chicken is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on January 27, 2022, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on February 27, 2020. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Budlong Hot Chicken?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate

When was The Budlong Hot Chicken last inspected?

The Budlong Hot Chicken has 7 inspections on record going back to March 27, 2018.

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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.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 27, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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