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West Loop Market
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
- address1222 W Madison St, Chicago 60607
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is West Loop Market clean?
West Loop Market 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 West Loop Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HANDWASH DISPENSER AND SOAP DISPENSER LOCATED ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE AND HAVE HANDWASHING DEVICES ONLY AT HANDWASH SINKS
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT PROPERLY SET UP FOR WASH, RINSE AND SANITZE. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE USE SOAP AND WATER, THEN RINSING MULTI USE CONTAINERS AND PLACING ON DRAINBOARD WITHOUT SANITIZING. INSTD ON PROPER SET UP OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI USE EQUIPMENT ON SITE CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025 PRIORITY
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD STORAGE ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO ELEVATE ON PROPER SHELVING AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAINContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • FOOD STORAGE ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO ELEVATE ON PROPER SHELVING AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • EXTERIOR TOP OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVER FOR TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVER FOR TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVER AND MAINTAIN
When was West Loop Market last inspected?
West Loop Market has 8 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 11, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2024 | Fail | |
| July 24, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 14, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 4, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
West Loop Market vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 February 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.