Wintrust Arena

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 18, 2023
• address200 E Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616

Is Wintrust Arena clean?

Wintrust Arena is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 18, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Wintrust Arena?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED BUILD OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON DEEP FRYER EXTERIOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HOT AND COLD KNOBS MISSING FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLAGE ON FLOORS THROUGH OUT FACILITY UNDERNEATH SHELVING, AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON FILTERS THROUGHOUT FRYER STATIONS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE ON FILTERS THROUGHOUT FRYER STATIONS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Wintrust Arena last inspected?

Wintrust Arena has 6 inspections on record going back to September 15, 2017.

Wintrust Arena vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

Other spots in Near South Side

• ✓ Wintrust Arena
  clean · October 13, 2017
• ✓ Wintrust Arena
  clean · October 13, 2017
• ✓! Kome
  mid · September 7, 2018
• ✓ Lowcountry 2
  clean · February 8, 2024
• ✓ Lowcountry 2
  clean · November 16, 2017
• ✓ Steve's Bite
  clean · March 5, 2026

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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 September 18, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.