Hilltop

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 12, 2019
• address2800 W Foster Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Hilltop clean?

Hilltop is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 12, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Hilltop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS. -
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE FRONT MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE ROOM AND REAR BANQUET ROOM AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND TO MAINTAIN. • FLOORS ALONG ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS AND UNDERNEATH THE DISH WASHING AREAS,REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM ALSO,REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN-FREEZER AND TO MAINTAIN. -
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. -

When was Hilltop last inspected?

Hilltop has 8 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2015.

Hilltop vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 12, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.