Hopcat

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 3, 2018 →
• address2577 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Hopcat clean?

Hopcat is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on May 24, 2019, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass on May 3, 2018. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Hopcat?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 3, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was Hopcat last inspected?

Hopcat has 6 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2016.

Hopcat vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 78% clean across 892 tracked restaurants — 687 clean, 174 mid, 21 cooked.

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• ✓ Hopcat
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• ✓ Owen + Alchemy
  clean · July 28, 2016
• ✓ O'briens
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• ✓ Latin School Of Chicago Upper School
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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 3, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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