Hi-Tops

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 27, 2014
• address2462 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Hi-Tops clean?

Hi-Tops is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 27, 2014. 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 Hi-Tops?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 27, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND SANITIZE INTERIOR DOOR OF THE DEEP FRYER (WITH HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATED) AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS BEHND THE BARS(BOTH BARS) AND WALLS BY THE STAIR GOING TO THE BASEMENT NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING. CEILING ABOVE THE DRY STORAGE AREA DAMAGED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MUST SEAL ALL THE GAP AROUND THE PIPE AND TUBE IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BY THE EXIT DOOR WITH PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND RE PAINT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS BEHND THE BARS(BOTH BARS) AND WALLS BY THE STAIR GOING TO THE BASEMENT NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING. CEILING ABOVE THE DRY STORAGE AREA DAMAGED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MUST SEAL ALL THE GAP AROUND THE PIPE AND TUBE IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN. WALLS BY THE EXIT DOOR WITH PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND RE PAINT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE TWO BARS(FRONT AND REAR BAR). WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY WATER PRESSURE AND PROVIDE PAPER TOWEL AND SOAP. MUST INSTALL A GREASE TRAP BOX UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR SHOW EXISTANCE OF THE CATCH BASIN.

When was Hi-Tops last inspected?

Hi-Tops has 7 inspections on record going back to December 15, 2010.

Hi-Tops vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 June 27, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.