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The Exchange
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 31, 2024
- address224 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60604
Is The Exchange clean?
The Exchange is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 31, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Exchange?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • FOUND HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WATER TEMPERATURE AT 151F. DISH MACHINE INADEQUATELY SANITIZING DISHES AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE HOT WATER SANITIZING RINSE MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 180 F OR MORE THAN 194F. HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED TO NOT USE SAID MACHINE UNTIL IS INSPECTED BY CDPH AND IS MAINTAINING A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 180F. PRIORITY. 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • FOUND CONTINUED NON- COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2586986 CONDUCTED ON 12/14/23. THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED. 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.Previous Core Violation Corrected • FOUND CONTINUED NON- COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2586986 CONDUCTED ON 12/14/23. THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED. 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
When was The Exchange last inspected?
The Exchange has 9 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2025 | — | |
| October 31, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 25, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 12, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 14, 2021 | — | |
| July 16, 2020 | Pass |
The Exchange vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 October 31, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.