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Happy Lamb Hot Pot
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2026
- address2306-2312 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60616
Is Happy Lamb Hot Pot clean?
Happy Lamb Hot Pot is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 23, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Happy Lamb Hot Pot?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HANDWASHING SIGNS OBSERVED IN THE WASHROOMS IN THE SMALL DINING AREA SIDE; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED THE DOOR SWEEP AT THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN THE SMALL DINING AREA SIDE IN POOR REPAIR; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DOOR SWEEP. OBSERVED THE REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING NOT RODENT PROOFED; INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF OUTER EXIT DOOR LEADING TO THE DISPOSAL/ALLEY AREA AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL KITCHEN STAFF INCLUDING DISHWASHERS MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS. CORRECTED ON SITE.Personal Cleanliness • INSTRUCTED THAT ALL KITCHEN STAFF INCLUDING DISHWASHERS MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS. CORRECTED ON SITE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT NEEDS CLEANING: CAN OPENER BLADE IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS, BOTTOM AREA OF FRYERS, CUTTING BOARD IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, AND BULK STORAGE CONTAINER EXTERIOR SURFACES IN BASEMENT PREP; CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN AND IN BASEMENT AREA ACROSS FROM HANDSINK AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA BY REMOVING UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING; CLEAN VENTS.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOUND SEVERAL FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING; INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOUND SEVERAL FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING; INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
When was Happy Lamb Hot Pot last inspected?
Happy Lamb Hot Pot has 2 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2026.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2026 | — |
Happy Lamb Hot Pot vs Armour Square
Armour Square runs 75% clean across 644 tracked restaurants — 481 clean, 114 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 644 spots Cooked tracks in Armour Square, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 July 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.