Hashbrown's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 8, 2023
• address1151-1155 N Wells St, Chicago 60610

Is Hashbrown's clean?

Hashbrown's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 8, 2023. 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 Hashbrown's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE ANY IDENTIFICATION TO VERIFY THEY ARE THE POSTED CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, TCS FOODS SUCH RAW EGGS PREPARED AND SERVED ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LEAST ONE VALID CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS COOKED AND SERVED ON SITE, PERSON IN CHANGE MUST IDENTIFY THEMSELVES TO VERIFY IF CERTIFIED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • EXTERIOR MIDDLE/SIDE DOOR LEADING TO OUTDOOR PATIO SEATING IS LEFT OPEN WHICH ALLOWS FOR PESTS/INSECTS TO ENTER. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE-USE ARTICLES STORED ON THE FLOORS IN THE GARAGE STOAGE SPACE. FACILITY MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF SINGLE-USE ARTICLES STORED ON THE FLOORS IN THE GARAGE STOAGE SPACE. FACILITY MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DUSTY CEILING ABOVE THE TOAST STATION IN EXPEDITE AREA. FACILITY MUST CLEAN DUSTY CEILING AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HAVE A CITY MANAGER CERTIFICATION, OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE AND PROVIDE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HAVE A CITY MANAGER CERTIFICATION, OBTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE AND PROVIDE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATIONS NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL PENDING/CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS, OBTAIN A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE AND PROVIDE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION DATED ON 11/8/22 HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. REPORT #:2566719. #16) 4-602.11(B-E): OBSERVED BLACK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE AT FRONT COFFEE BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MANAGER ON SITE CLEAN INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION DATED ON 11/8/22 HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. REPORT #:2566719. #16) 4-602.11(B-E): OBSERVED BLACK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE AT FRONT COFFEE BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MANAGER ON SITE CLEAN INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

When was Hashbrown's last inspected?

Hashbrown's has 23 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Hashbrown's vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Hashbrown's
  clean · September 24, 2013
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  clean · October 3, 2013
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• ✓! Starbuck's
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• ✓ Fiesole Restaurant
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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 August 8, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.