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West Tower Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 11, 2026
- address151 E Wacker Dr, Chicago 60601
Is West Tower Kitchen clean?
West Tower Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at West Tower Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT 2- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE EPOXY FLOORING IN POOR REPAIR UNDER BANE MARIE ON COOK LINE. • MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP ,STANDING WATER FROM FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,NEXT TO ICE MACHINE , FRYERS AND FLOOR DRAIN IN DISH WASHING AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH WASHING AREA.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH WASHING AREA.
When was West Tower Kitchen last inspected?
West Tower Kitchen has 18 inspections on record going back to October 6, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2022 | — | |
| August 10, 2021 | — | |
| December 17, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| February 14, 2019 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2015 | Pass |
West Tower Kitchen vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 June 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.