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As of 2025-11-05, Bottom Lounge received a Pass w/ Conditions on its most recent City of Chicago health inspection.

Bottom Lounge

CONDITIONAL
1369-1375 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607
West Loop · Chicago Dept. of Public Health · Last inspected 2025-11-05
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Violations at most recent inspection

OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED TCS FOODS (CHICKEN) IN THE FREEZER WITHOUT A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE MACHINE UNTIL A HACCP PLAN HAS BEE
priority violation
OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED TCS FOODS (CHICKEN) IN THE FREEZER WITHOUT A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THE MACHINE UNTIL A HACCP PLAN HAS BEE
priority violation
CLEAN THE SODA GUN NOZZLES AND FLUSH OUT THE DRAINS AT ALL BARS.
core violation
OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
core violation
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Bottom Lounge health inspection FAQ

Has Bottom Lounge passed its most recent Chicago health inspection?

Bottom Lounge received a Pass w/ Conditions on its most recent City of Chicago health inspection, conducted on 2025-11-05. This reflects the restaurant's current status as tracked by the Chicago Department of Public Health -- GutCheck rebuilds this page from the city's live data feed, so it updates automatically as new inspections are recorded.

What violations did Bottom Lounge have at its last health inspection?

Inspectors recorded 4 violations at Bottom Lounge's most recent inspection on 2025-11-05, including 2 classified as Priority or Priority Foundation. Full violation text is listed on this page below.

When was Bottom Lounge last inspected by the City of Chicago?

Bottom Lounge was last inspected on 2025-11-05. GutCheck's data is sourced directly from the City of Chicago's public Food Inspections feed and rebuilt on every deploy, so this date reflects the most recent inspection on file at the time you're viewing this page.

Independent service — not affiliated with the City of Chicago, Cook County, or any restaurant. Health inspection data sourced directly from the City of Chicago's public Food Inspections open-data feed (data.cityofchicago.org, dataset 4ijn-s7e5), rebuilt from the live feed on every deploy. Neighborhood is derived from ZIP code and is approximate.

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