Happy Foods

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 9, 2021
• address6783 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Happy Foods clean?

Happy Foods is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 9, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Happy Foods?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12 INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD WITH STAIN AND DEEP SEAMS IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY DRAIN PIPE UNDERNEATH HANDSINK IN REAR PRODUCE PREP AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA AND FLOORS IN REAR PREP/COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/COOKING AND DISHWASHING AREA. • 6-501.114 MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR STORAGE AREA. FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. MUST PROPERLY USE STORAGE SHELVES, NO MILK CRATES.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • 8-304.11(A) THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 6/29/21 WAS NOT POSTED AND DISPLAYED FOR CUSTOMERS. THE INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 5/28/21 WAS POSTED INSTEAD. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010(B).
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • 8-304.11(A) THE PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 6/29/21 WAS NOT POSTED AND DISPLAYED FOR CUSTOMERS. THE INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 5/28/21 WAS POSTED INSTEAD. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010(B).

When was Happy Foods last inspected?

Happy Foods has 24 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Happy Foods vs Edison Park

Edison Park runs 68% clean across 114 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 22 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 114 spots Cooked tracks in Edison Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.

Other spots in Edison Park

• ✓ Steve's Pizza
  clean · March 21, 2011
• ? Akbar Brothers Inc
  cooked · August 6, 2012
• ✓ Panda Chinese Restuarant
  clean · February 22, 2010
• ✓ Chop Stick Express
  clean · April 17, 2025
• ✓ Moretti's
  clean · January 23, 2014
• ✓ Snuggery Pub
  clean · January 23, 2014

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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 9, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.