Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets
Last inspected: Feb 11, 2026
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Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets appears in inspection records 17 times, starting in 2010. On Feb 11, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around one violation each.
Looking across the full record, “compliance with variance/specialized process/HACCP” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.
That puts the facility ahead of the local pack: the average Chicago restaurant scores 81. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
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Inspection History
Feb 11, 2026
Routine
No violations found.
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Apr 14, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
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May 9, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN COUNTER TOPS AND STORAGE SHELVING TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: FLOORS NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS.
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Sep 29, 2023
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: No Thermometer at warmest part of walk-in cooler, instructed to install.
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Sewage & waste water properly disposed
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Mar 31, 2022
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
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Jun 15, 2021
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES NOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN TACOS) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: FOUND PAPERTOWEL DISPENSER AT DUMPSINK IN COFFEE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PAPERTOWELS AND TO ONLY USE DUMPSINK FOR INTENDED PURPOSE (DISPOSING OF LIQUIDS, ETC.).
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE FOR CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
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Nov 8, 2019
Routine
5 major violations. 3 minor violations.
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Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
Inspector notes: - OBSERVED ROP ITEMS WITHOUT PROPER LABELS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE ALL ROP LABELS TO INCLUDE: 1. Identification of food item The date of preparation. 2. ?Must be kept at 41F or below? (fish= ?must be kept frozen?) 3. Expiration Date (30 days) OR Instructions to discard/consume by after 30 days 4. If frozen must include the date the item was frozen and the date the item was removed from freezer PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: - OBSERVED NO TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO ADEQUATELY MEASURE THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE (160F) AFTER THE FINAL RINSE IN THE HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
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Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
Inspector notes: - MUST PROVIDE THE DATE ON ALL SHELLFISH TAGS, WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
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Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
Inspector notes: - OBSERVED NO RECORDS ON SITE TO VERIFY THAT COOLING AND COLD HOLDING TIME/TEMPERATURE PARAMETERS ARE MET AS PER THE HACCP PLAN FOR ALL SOUS VIDE PRODUCTS. MUST PROVIDE ALL RECORDS AND LOGS FOR LAST SIX MONTHS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
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Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
Inspector notes: - OBSERVED INCOMPLETE HACCP PLAN AND NO RECORD KEEPING OF ROP, SOUS VIDE, AND, MEAT CURING ITEMS, PROCEDURES, TEMPERATURES, OR PROCESS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED, RECORDS ARE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE HACCP PLAN IS PROPERLY OPERATED AND MANAGED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
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Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
Inspector notes: - OBSERVED ROP FISH IN THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE. INSTRUCTED ALL ROP FISH MUST BE FROZEN BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER ROP. FISH MUST NOT BE THAWED IN ROP. -
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: - OBSERVED MOPS AND BROOMS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN. MUST STORE MOPS AND BROOMS OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. -
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOMS' EXHAUST VENTILATIONS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
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Aug 27, 2018
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: 2-501.11- FOUND NO PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.11 - OBSERVED SEVERAL METAL FOOD STRAINERS WITH LOOSE WIRING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. BANQUET KITCHEN.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: PA 100-0367- OBSERVED ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATE NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATES. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Oct 13, 2017
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS NOT LABELED WITH DATE, BULK-FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN POOR REPAIR. LOOSE WIRE NOTED ON FOOD STRAINERS, INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY SOUND UTENSILS.
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Mar 28, 2017
Routine
No violations found.
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Aug 15, 2016
Routine
No violations found.
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Jul 31, 2015
Routine
No violations found.
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Jul 28, 2014
Routine
No violations found.
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Sep 23, 2013
Routine
1 minor violation.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER PRESENT WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WITH THEIR ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
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Feb 7, 2012
Routine
No violations found.
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Mar 11, 2011
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: INTERIOR VENTS AT BOTH ENDS OF DISHMACHINE MUST BE KEPT CLEAN; INTERIOR PANEL OF 2-BIG ICE MACHINES MUST BE MAINTAINED CLEAN ALSO. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: FLOORS IN DRY STORAGE ROOM AT EAST WALL MUST BE FREE OF DEBRIS/DIRT. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: WALLS UNDER 3-COMP SINK (WEST WALL) MUST BE CLEANED & ANY DUSTY CONDENSERS OF COOLERS MUST BE MAINTAINED ALSO. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: WATER LEAKS AT HANDSINK FAUCET & ELBOW PIPE OF PREP/DUMP SINK MUST BE FIXED & MAINTAINED. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.
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Oct 21, 2010
Routine
7 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. WORN AND DISCOLORED. SHELVES IN REACH-IN MILK COOLER IN NEED OF REPLACING WHERE WORN AND DAMAGED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. ICE MACHINE AND EXTRA ICE CONTAINER IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD-UP IN CORNERS AND UNDER AROUND EQUIPMENT.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. ALL LIGHTS IN NEED OF SHIELDING WITH PROPER TUBES AND TIGHT FITTING END CAPS. MUST SHIELD AND MAINTAIN.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. LEAK AT HAND SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. LEAKING UNDER BOWL COMPARTMENT.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. ALL EQUIPMENT FOR BANQUETS AND EXTRA UTNSILS MUST BE KEPT IN AN ORDERLY FASHION.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets on file is from Feb 11, 2026. The public record contains 17 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets?
Across the inspection record, “compliance with variance/specialized process/HACCP” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets.
Has Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets' inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets have averaged around one violation per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Omni Chicago Hotel — Banquets is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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