Hash House A Go Go

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2018
• address1212 N State Pkwy, Chicago 60610

Is Hash House A Go Go clean?

Hash House A Go Go is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Hash House A Go Go?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, NO VALID CERTIFICATES POSTED, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (POTATOES, GRAVY) PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE, WITH VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED, AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-012
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED DINING ROOM TABLES PRE-SET WITH UNCOVERED SILVERWARE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PRE-SET SILVERWARE MUST BE COVERED.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED DINING ROOM TABLES PRE-SET WITH UNCOVERED SILVERWARE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PRE-SET SILVERWARE MUST BE COVERED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD AT PREP STATION WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES THAT IS UNABLE TO BE PROPERLY CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MUST RESURFACE OR REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED TORN GASKETS AT 4 DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED MISSING FAN COVER IN 2 DOOR COOLER (NEXT TO 4 DOOR COOLER). MUST PROVIDE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD AT PREP STATION WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES THAT IS UNABLE TO BE PROPERLY CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MUST RESURFACE OR REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED TORN GASKETS AT 4 DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED MISSING FAN COVER IN 2 DOOR COOLER (NEXT TO 4 DOOR COOLER). MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR IN 2ND FLOOR LIQUOR STORAGE AREA MADE OF CARPET. INSTRUCTED THAT THE FLOOR IN ALL FOOD STORAGE AREAS MUST BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE- MUST REFINISH FLOORS OR RELOCATE LIQUOR STORAGE. OBSERVED BASEBOARD/COVING MISSING IN BASEMENT CONDIMENT STORAGE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO FLOORS ARE FREE OF GAPS AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR IN 2ND FLOOR LIQUOR STORAGE AREA MADE OF CARPET. INSTRUCTED THAT THE FLOOR IN ALL FOOD STORAGE AREAS MUST BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE- MUST REFINISH FLOORS OR RELOCATE LIQUOR STORAGE. OBSERVED BASEBOARD/COVING MISSING IN BASEMENT CONDIMENT STORAGE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO FLOORS ARE FREE OF GAPS AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED OILY DUST ACCUMULATING ON CEILING, LIGHT FIXTURES AND VENT COVER ABOVE COOK LINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN. OBSERVED WALL/BACKSPLASH BEHIND MOP SINK MISSING COVERING AND EXPOSING INSULATION BEHIND. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE WALL SO IT IS NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED OILY DUST ACCUMULATING ON CEILING, LIGHT FIXTURES AND VENT COVER ABOVE COOK LINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN. OBSERVED WALL/BACKSPLASH BEHIND MOP SINK MISSING COVERING AND EXPOSING INSULATION BEHIND. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE WALL SO IT IS NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED LEAK IN WASTE PIPING OF CENTER COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN THE DRAIN LATCH IS OPEN. MUST REPAIR. OBSERVED HANDLE BROKEN ON BASEMENT TOILET. MUST REPAIR.

When was Hash House A Go Go last inspected?

Hash House A Go Go has 20 inspections on record going back to August 12, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Hash House A Go Go vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 February 26, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.