Hannah's Bretzel

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 26, 2019
• address116 N Aberdeen St, Chicago 60607
• cuisineBakery

Is Hannah's Bretzel clean?

Hannah's Bretzel is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 26, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Hannah's Bretzel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE OR NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIAARHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED VARIOUS TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (GREEN GODDESS, SPICY HARRISA , CRANBERRY, PIMENTO CHEESE, ETC ) WITH IMPROPER LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD OR CONSUME BY DATE LABELS NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS FOR ALL REFRIGERATED FOOD ITEMS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF BLACK CRATES STORED THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LID( EXTERIOR ) A LITTLE DIRTY .MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED FAUCET NECK WITH WATER LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.

When was Hannah's Bretzel last inspected?

Hannah's Bretzel has 6 inspections on record going back to August 15, 2016.

Hannah's Bretzel vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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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 December 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.