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Higgins Tavern
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 2, 2017
- address3259 N Racine Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Higgins Tavern clean?
Higgins Tavern is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 2, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Higgins Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN DUST FROM SHELVING IN WALK IN COOLER.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LEAK AT BASE OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST STORE ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS INVERTED (WITH HANDLES PRESENTED TO CONSUMER).Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST STORE ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS INVERTED (WITH HANDLES PRESENTED TO CONSUMER).
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE FOIL LINING SHELF IN KITCHEN DRY STORAGE. MUST REPLACE BROKEN LID ON PLASTIC CHIP CONTAINER THAT IS BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST MAINTAIN ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOODEN SHELVING IN LIQUOR CLOSET BEHIND BAR.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE FOIL LINING SHELF IN KITCHEN DRY STORAGE. MUST REPLACE BROKEN LID ON PLASTIC CHIP CONTAINER THAT IS BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST MAINTAIN ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOODEN SHELVING IN LIQUOR CLOSET BEHIND BAR.
When was Higgins Tavern last inspected?
Higgins Tavern has 10 inspections on record going back to March 24, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 22, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| August 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 31, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 30, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 16, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2010 | Pass |
Higgins Tavern vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 August 2, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.