Washington Hall is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 7, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Washington Hall?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
πͺ³pests in the house
Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present β’ 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF LEFT CORNER OF DOCK DOOR FOR DUMPSTER AREA AND OPENINGS AT BASE OF BOTH FRONT ENTRANCE SINGLE DOORS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF REVOLVING DOOR ON FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
π»bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices β’ 5-205.15: OBSERVED LEFT AND RIGHT HANDWASHING SINKS IN MEN'S WASHROOM ON FIRST FLOOR AT IMPROPER MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90.9F AND 93.9F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEFT AND RIGHT HANDWASHING SINK IN MEN'S WASHROOM ON FIRST FLOOR, INSTRUCTED A HANDWASHING SINK SHALL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE WATER AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 100F THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET(NOTE: OBSERVED THE MIDDLE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM ON FIRST FLOOR AT PROPER TEMPERATURE.)
β οΈGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ 5-501.115: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING DUMPSTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GROUND SURROUNDING DUMPSTERS AND MAINTAIN.
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained β’ 5-501.115: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON THE GROUND SURROUNDING DUMPSTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GROUND SURROUNDING DUMPSTERS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Washington Hall last inspected?
Washington Hall has 7 inspections on record going back to July 11, 2024.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.