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High-Hat Club
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 1, 2016
- address1920 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60613
Is High-Hat Club clean?
High-Hat Club is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 1, 2016. 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 High-Hat Club?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY STOTED MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY STOTED MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT NEAR TO MEAT CHEST FREEZERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT NEAR TO MEAT CHEST FREEZERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • : OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENING INTO WALL BETWEEN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISH MACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • : OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENING INTO WALL BETWEEN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISH MACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was High-Hat Club last inspected?
High-Hat Club has 7 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| December 1, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2016 | — | |
| November 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 18, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| July 24, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2010 | Pass |
High-Hat Club vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, 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 December 1, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.