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The Great American Bagel (T1 B-14)
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2026
- address11601 W Touhy Ave, Chicago 60666
Is The Great American Bagel (T1 B-14) clean?
The Great American Bagel (T1 B-14) is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Great American Bagel (T1 B-14)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS VARIOUS TCS FOODS HELD AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 48 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 4 POUNDS OF YOGURT, 8 POUNDS OF LEAFY GREEN SALAD, 10 POUNDS OF CHICKEN SANDWICHES, 1.5 POUNDS OF HARD BOILED EGG PACKS, AND 3 POUNDS OF COOKED NOODLES ($200). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED OPEN DISPLAY COOLER WITH AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 41-48 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE COOLER CONSISTENTLY STAYS AT 41 F AND BELOW. COOLER TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
When was The Great American Bagel (T1 B-14) last inspected?
The Great American Bagel (T1 B-14) has 32 inspections on record going back to October 14, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 20, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 13, 2022 | Fail | |
| September 10, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 19, 2019 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2019 | Pass |
The Great American Bagel (T1 B-14) vs Ohare
Ohare runs 52% clean across 434 tracked restaurants — 225 clean, 52 mid, 156 cooked.
Against the 434 spots Cooked tracks in Ohare, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.