Whitehall Hotel/Kirei

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 30, 2025
• address105 -111 E Delaware Pl, Chicago 60611

Is Whitehall Hotel/Kirei clean?

Whitehall Hotel/Kirei is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Whitehall Hotel/Kirei?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE PIZZA PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIRS WITH NO HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE WASH SINK.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS.PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR AT THE DRY STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR AT THE DRY STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12: **C** In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND BUFFET STATION AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • 3-304.12: **C** In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND BUFFET STATION AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AT THE DINNING TABLES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE DOOR OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIIT AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED THE FOLLOWING --HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT --HEAVY DIRT AND WET FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE DISH WASHING AREA AND PREP SINK. --FLOOR DRAINS AT SAME. --PEEALING PAINT ON WALLS LEADING TO THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. --FLOORS AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • NOTED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #29 (RULE #3-502.11) NOT CORRECTED NOTED SUSHI RICE INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH NO SUSHI LAB ANALYSES LETTER ON SITE OR TEST KIT FOR ONSITE TESTING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN THE LAB ANALYSES LETTER OR OBTAIN A TEST KIT.PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • NOTED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #29 (RULE #3-502.11) NOT CORRECTED NOTED SUSHI RICE INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH NO SUSHI LAB ANALYSES LETTER ON SITE OR TEST KIT FOR ONSITE TESTING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN THE LAB ANALYSES LETTER OR OBTAIN A TEST KIT.PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Whitehall Hotel/Kirei last inspected?

Whitehall Hotel/Kirei has 23 inspections on record going back to September 14, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Whitehall Hotel/Kirei vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 December 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.