The Marq

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
• address60 W Adams St, Chicago 60603

Is The Marq clean?

The Marq is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 9, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Marq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hands Clean & Properly Washed • OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY TWO MALE EMPLOYEES OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WITH PLASTIC GLOVES ON PICKED UP THE PHONE TWICE THEN HANDLED FOOD AND BREAD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND THE MALE DISH WASHER HANDLING DIRTY AND THEN CLEAN DISHES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• ⚠️Gloves Used Properly • OBSERVED IMPROPER USAGE OF PLASTIC GLOVES BY EMPLOYEE.(COS)
  Gloves Used Properly • OBSERVED IMPROPER USAGE OF PLASTIC GLOVES BY EMPLOYEE.(COS)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN AND PITTED CUTTING BOARDS ON TOPSIDE OF PREP COOLERS IN 1ST FL PREP AREA. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON 2- DOOR PREP COOLER. • MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE IN LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM AND PLACE ON ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD WINE RACK IN LIQUOR STORAGE AREA.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM DISH RACKS AND INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY SPRAYER AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK & LEAKY STOPPER HANDLE AT MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT .
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST GROUT FLOOR IN 1ST FL. DISH WASHING AREA.

When was The Marq last inspected?

The Marq has 16 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Marq 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 50% of them.

Other spots in Loop

• ✓ The Marq
  clean · September 18, 2014
• ✓ Starbucks
  clean · January 24, 2025
• ✓ Starbucks Coffee #232
  cooked · November 5, 2020
• ✓ Niu B
  clean · February 23, 2026
• ✓ Niu B
  clean · March 20, 2014
• ✓ Starbucks Coffee #289
  cooked · July 22, 2022

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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 February 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.