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The Marq

Restaurant

60 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

The Loop

Feb 9, 2026 โ€” Canvass inspection

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A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Employee handled food after touching phone and dirty dishes without washing hands.

Standout Inspection

We flagged this inspection for serious public health concerns.

Key Findings

  • Employee wore gloves, touched phone twice, then handled food and bread without washing hands. Dishwasher handled dirty dishes then clean dishes without handwashing.
  • Multiple employees have expired food handler training certificates that must be renewed.
  • Food manager's allergen training certificate is expired and must be updated.
  • Worn cutting boards and damaged cooler gaskets need replacement; raw wood wine rack and storage crates in liquor room need proper treatment or shelving.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #8 โ€” HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY TWO MALE EMPLOYEES OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WITH PLASTIC GLOVES ON PICKED UP THE PHONE TWICE THEN HANDLED FOOD AND BREAD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND THE MALE DISH WASHER HANDLING DIRTY AND THEN CLEAN DISHES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)

Violation code #57 โ€” ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Inspection History

The Marq has had 8 inspections in the last 5 years with a 75% pass rate. Last inspection was on Aug 12, 2026.

Aug 12, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

Aug 4, 2026Fail

Suspected Food Poisoning โ€” Prompted by a report of someone getting sick after eating here.

4 violations
Standout inspection
Feb 9, 2026ConditionalVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

11 violations