A health inspection at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago in December 2025 found multiple violations, including flies in bar and dish areas, flooding near a kitchen sink, and improperly stored food, leading to a failed assessment.
The December 17 inspection records, available on the Chicago Data Portal, noted more than ten small flies around a bar and more than three in a dish area. The inspector also observed that three compartment sinks in the kitchen flooded the floor when drained, and cooked vegetables, shredded lettuce, and kale were stored above 41°F, while the hot water dish machine sanitised utensils below 160°F.
Additional issues included debris on floors and under sinks. A follow-up inspection on December 23 found most violations corrected, except for a cracked interior lid on an ice machine, which the manager was instructed to repair or replace.
The hotel's last failed food inspection was in January 2024, with similar temperature issues and reuse of mollusc shells for serving oysters. These were also remedied in a follow-up.
The violations come after reports of issues at other Trump properties, including a golf club in Westchester, New York, with improper food storage, and the Bedminster, New Jersey club where expired milk, lack of soap, and raw meat storage with ready-to-eat food were noted. The Bedminster club's manager called that report a politically motivated attack, though the rating later improved after fixes.
