Hiro

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 16, 2025
• address1600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Hiro clean?

Hiro is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Hiro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT UTENSILS WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORGE SHELVES.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT UTENSILS WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORGE SHELVES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST ELIMINATE CRATE USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN REAR PREP AREA AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNIT. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN/DEEP GROOVES ON CUTTING BOARDS TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FRONT PREP AREA SHELVING UNITS AND WINDOW LEDGES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND ALONG WALL BASES IN ALL PREP,DISH WASHING & BAR AREAS. • MUST PROVIDE HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG UP WET MOPS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.

When was Hiro last inspected?

Hiro has 7 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2019.

Hiro vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.