Hoa Nom Co

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 14, 2019
• address1101-1103 W Argyle St, Chicago 60640
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Hoa Nom Co clean?

Hoa Nom Co is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 14, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Hoa Nom Co?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF EACH EMPLOYEE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS IN THE BATHROOM NEAR MEAT SECTION AND AT THE HAND WASHING SINK NEXT TO 3-COMP NEAR BASEMENT STAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON MEAT SLICER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PACKAGED RED SNAPPER FISH AND RED DRUM FILLET AT FRONT COLD HOLDING UNIT NEAR CASH REGISTER WITHOUT A FOOD LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARD BOARDS BEING USED AS A CUTTING SURFACE IN REAR PREP AREA TO CHOP VEGTABLES AND MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE CUTTING BOARD. • OBSERVED CARD BOARD BOXES BEING USED TO LINE SHELVES IN FRONT STORAGE AREA NEAR REGISTER, IN REFRIGERATOR COOLERS AND WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL CARD BOARD BOXES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PESTS. • OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT USING SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINT PLASTIC CONTAINERS TO STORE MEATS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT IN MEAT SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS THAT ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE MEAT IN COLD HOLDING UNIT IN AND IN WALK IN COOLER IN MEAT SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS IN APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CARD BOARD BOXES STACKED TO THE CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.

When was Hoa Nom Co last inspected?

Hoa Nom Co has 12 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2012.

Hoa Nom Co vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 November 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.