The Fat Shallot

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2026 →
• address222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago 60654

Is The Fat Shallot clean?

The Fat Shallot is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Fat Shallot?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public

When was The Fat Shallot last inspected?

The Fat Shallot has 7 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2023.

The Fat Shallot vs Loop

Loop runs 81% clean across 1,996 tracked restaurants — 1,595 clean, 329 mid, 43 cooked.

Against the 1,996 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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