Cooked?The Lobby Kitchen
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The current published rating reads cooked. The dated inspection has the receipts.
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 7, 2026 →
- address66 E Wacker Pl, Chicago 60601
Is The Lobby Kitchen clean?
The Lobby Kitchen is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🚩.
What did inspectors find at The Lobby Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required
When was The Lobby Kitchen last inspected?
The Lobby Kitchen has 1 inspection on record going back to April 7, 2026.
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April 7, 2026 Fail
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Against the 2,016 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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