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Herman Hall
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2019
- address3241 S Federal St, Chicago 60616
Is Herman Hall clean?
Herman Hall is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 25, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Herman Hall?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYER NEED CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE WALLS AND FLOORS BEHIND AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT NEED CLEANING; CLEAN WALLS AND FLOORS.
When was Herman Hall last inspected?
Herman Hall has 8 inspections on record going back to July 10, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| February 23, 2021 | — | |
| March 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 21, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2014 | Fail |
Herman Hall 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 15% 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 March 25, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.