The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen

140 E Walton Pl, Chicago, IL 60611
Other
Last inspected: Dec 17, 2025
70
Score
Medium Risk

There aren't many inspections to draw from yet: just two so far. Inspectors last stopped by on Dec 17, 2025. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.

Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near four violations per visit.

When inspectors have written things up, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been the most frequent reason, cited three times.

The city-wide average sits at 81, which The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen's 70 doesn't quite reach. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.

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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 17, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. HOT WATER IS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. FAUCET FOR THE HOT RUNNING WATER IS IN GOOD REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
10
In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
43
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AND BOTTOM PIPPING OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE DISH WASHING AREA.MUST ALSO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS WHERE EVER NEEDED. NOTED CRACKS ON TILES AT THE FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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70
Dec 15, 2020
License
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: STEEL PANELS IN WALK-IN COOLER NOT MOUNTED PROPERLY, GAPS AND DISLOCATED ONES NOTED, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: NO PREP SINK IN PALM COURT COFFEE STATION FOR DUMPING AND RINSING COFFEE RELATED OPERATION, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
51
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: PEELING PAINT NOTED ON SEVERAL SECTIONS OF MAIN KITCHEN WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: MISSING GROUT BETWEEN KITCHEN FLOOR TILES IN MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO GROUT.
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen on file is from Dec 17, 2025. The public record contains two inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen?

Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen.

Has The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at The Drake Hotel — Main Kitchen means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.