George Street Pub

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 23, 2025
• address2856-2860 N Halsted St, Chicago 60657

Is George Street Pub clean?

George Street Pub is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at George Street Pub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED FRESH MUSSELS IN A CONTAINER WITHOUT SHELLSTOCK TAGS ATTACHED IN WALK-IN COOLER LOCTED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE SHELLFISH TAGS SHALL REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER S IN WHICH THE SHELLSTOCK ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CONTAINER IS EMPTY. ALSO OBSERVED NO RECORDS OF SHELLSTOCK TAGS ON SITE. MUST MAINTAIN BY RETAINING SHELLSTOCK TAGS FOR 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT IS RECORDED ON THE TAG. EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10# OF FOOD VALUE OF $80. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.critical
  Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destruction • OBSERVED FRESH MUSSELS IN A CONTAINER WITHOUT SHELLSTOCK TAGS ATTACHED IN WALK-IN COOLER LOCTED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE SHELLFISH TAGS SHALL REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER S IN WHICH THE SHELLSTOCK ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CONTAINER IS EMPTY. ALSO OBSERVED NO RECORDS OF SHELLSTOCK TAGS ON SITE. MUST MAINTAIN BY RETAINING SHELLSTOCK TAGS FOR 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT IS RECORDED ON THE TAG. EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10# OF FOOD VALUE OF $80. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THE FOLLOWING FOOODS WERE AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURES. RAW CHICKEN TEMPEARTURE RANGING BETWEEN 56.7F-59.2F, GROUND BEEF 56.3F, BROCCOLI SOUP 57.8F, CLAM SOUP 59.6F, FUNDU SOUP 58.8F, BLACK BEANS 60.1F, SHRIMP 56.2F, CRAWFISH 56.1F, SOUR CREAM 56.4F, STEAK 56.4F, COOKED CHICKEN WINGS 57.9F, FREH MOZZARELLA CHEESE 58.5F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARIY DISCARDED 70# OF FOOD VALUE OF $800. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READT TO EAT TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER STORE LONGER THAN 24 HOURS. CHICKEN WINGS, FUNDO CHEESE SOUP, CLAM SOUP, BROCCOLI SOUP, BLACK BEANS, FLANK STEAK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PERSON IN CHARGE DISCARDED FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. COOLER FOUND WITH AN AMBIEN TEMPERATURE OF 61.8F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR BELOW. CDPH CONTACT FOR RE-INSPECTION TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST PROPERLY LABL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES FOR PRODUCT ELEVATION. MUST USE APPROVED SHELVING.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES FOR PRODUCT ELEVATION. MUST USE APPROVED SHELVING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE TINT FOIL AS A LINER FOR COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE TINT FOIL AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDE IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDE IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

When was George Street Pub last inspected?

George Street Pub has 10 inspections on record going back to April 28, 2016.

George Street Pub vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.

Other spots in Lake View

• ✓ George Street Pub
  clean · April 28, 2016
• ✓ Southport And Irving
  clean · April 28, 2016
• ✓ The Chow Brothers
  clean · March 17, 2016
• ✓! Four Belly
  mid · August 16, 2018
• ✓ Subway
  clean · July 10, 2025
• ✓ Panz
  clean · April 13, 2016

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.