In a real-life metaphor that’s a little too blunt, the Trump International Hotel in Chicago has received a damning report from the health inspector, who noted insects flying around and unsanitary conditions.
The inspection took place in Dec. 2025 and documents several violations of the health code, classified at “Risk 1 (High)”. The inspector noted that flies were buzzing around a bar area, and spotted more of them at a dishwashing station.
In addition, a compartment sink flooded the kitchen floor when drained, and there were multiple breaches of temperature regulations relating to food and utensil sanitization. On top of that, the inspector spotted debris on the kitchen floor.
You don’t need a qualification in food hygiene to know these regulations are in place for a reason. Aside from the obvious fact that nobody wants to eat food that flies have landed on and laid eggs in, improper cleaning of shared utensils is a wonderful way to spread illness among customers.
The Trump International Hotel in Chicago failed its health inspection.
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The health inspector found wastewater, debris buildup, and flies in the restaurant's kitchen. pic.twitter.com/7b0uZ9ult3
This isn’t even the first time his hotel has failed inspection. Back in January 2024, the inspector noted that food was being stored at the wrong temperature and that the kitchen was removing oyster shells from used plates, putting new oysters inside, and serving them to customers.
A glance down the list sees that the hotel kitchen has had historic problems with sewage disposal, ventilation, and hand-washing facilities.
It’s worth underlining that the inspector didn’t recommend shutting down the kitchen and that the hotel manager had ensured that all but one of the issues had been fixed by their next inspection a week later. But, whatever the case, it’s not great that these issues are happening at all.
This has happened before
This isn’t the first time a Trump property has been hit by the health inspector. Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster was visited by health inspectors on May 6, 2025, and they found a truly disgusting kitchen. Their report gave the club’s kitchen a rock-bottom 32 out of 100 score, the lowest of all 115 food establishments in Somerset County.
They found that the kitchen didn’t comply with all three food contamination requirements, with inspectors noting expired milk, raw meat stored above cheese, a dishwasher that didn’t get hot enough to clean plates properly, and that food contact surfaces weren’t properly cleaned and sanitized.
At the time, the club’s general manager dismissed the health inspector’s report as “nothing more than a politically motivated attack.”
Uh-huh. Well, either way, we can only hope that the Trump Hotel kitchen is now squeaky clean.
Published: Mar 11, 2026 06:30 am