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Hopcat
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 3, 2018
- address2577 N Clark St, Chicago 60614
Is Hopcat clean?
Hopcat is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 3, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
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 • OBSERVED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS NOT PROPERLY LABELED INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLER. MUST LEBEL ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME PREPARED BY DATE AND OR/USED BY DATE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS NOT PROPERLY LABELED INSIDE PREP COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLER. MUST LEBEL ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME PREPARED BY DATE AND OR/USED BY DATE.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE IN BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE IN BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED A FEW MISSING CEILING TILES IN 2ND FLOOR LIQUOR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILD-UP ON CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED A FEW MISSING CEILING TILES IN 2ND FLOOR LIQUOR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILD-UP ON CEILING VENTS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED ITEMS NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES OFF FLOOR INSIDE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM IN THE 2ND FLOOR. MUST ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Hopcat last inspected?
Hopcat has 6 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| May 3, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2018 | — | |
| August 25, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 10, 2017 | — | |
| August 23, 2016 | Pass |
Hopcat vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 May 3, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.