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Hello Food
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2019
- address600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60654
Is Hello Food clean?
Hello Food is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 23, 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 Hello Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND 4 LBS OF CHOPPED COOKED CHICKEN HELD ON ICE AT SELF SERVICE SALAD BAR AT 53.4F, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COOL DOWN TCS PROPERLY AND HOLD AT 41F OR LOWER, CHICKEN DISCARDED VALUED AT $15. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • NO DISCLAIMER NOR REMAINDER ON MENU FOR UNDER COOKED FOOD ITEMS ( EGGS )INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • MISSING THERMOMETER IN SEVERAL PREP COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ONE IN WARMEST PART
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PREPACKAGED, TO-GO FOODS (PARFAIT, PUDDING CUPS, CHEESE/FRUIT CUPS) FOR SALE IN THE OPEN FACE COOLER WITHOUT PROPER LABEL. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PREPACKAGED, TO-GO ITEMS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE LABEL: NAME OF FOOD, LIST OF INGREDIENTS BY PREDOMINANCE, NET WEIGHT, ADDRESS OF MANUFACTURER. ALLERGENS WERE ON PACKAGES.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • PLASTIC CLEAR DELI CUPS NOT AIR DRIED AFTER WASHING, INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY AND MAINTAIN.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • PLASTIC CLEAR DELI CUPS NOT AIR DRIED AFTER WASHING, INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • STANDING WATER AT BOTTOM ICE SCOOP NEXT TO ICE MAKER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP DRY.
When was Hello Food last inspected?
Hello Food has 16 inspections on record going back to July 3, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| June 2, 2022 | — | |
| June 7, 2021 | — | |
| July 23, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 14, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 5, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 27, 2015 | Pass |
Hello Food 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 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 July 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.