Hopcat

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 23, 2016
• address2577 N Clark St, Chicago 60614

Is Hopcat clean?

Hopcat is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 23, 2016. 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 August 23, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD HAND RAILS LEADING TO 2ND FL. AND BASEMENT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD HAND RAILS LEADING TO 2ND FL. AND BASEMENT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN DEBBRI FROM INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST SEAL GAPS IN FLOORING IN DINING AREA.MUST SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR ON 2ND FL. STORAGE AREA
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST SEAL GAPS IN FLOORING IN DINING AREA.MUST SEAL HOLE IN FLOOR ON 2ND FL. STORAGE AREA
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL GAP AT STAINED GLASS WINDOW NEAR METER IN FRONT SERVICE AREA.MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT COLOR ON BLACK WALLS BEHIND BAR TO BE EASILIY CLEANABLE..MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD WALLS IN DINING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE CAULKING AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,MISSING WALL BASES IN DINING AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL GAP AT STAINED GLASS WINDOW NEAR METER IN FRONT SERVICE AREA.MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT COLOR ON BLACK WALLS BEHIND BAR TO BE EASILIY CLEANABLE..MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD WALLS IN DINING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE CAULKING AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,MISSING WALL BASES IN DINING AREAS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR THE BOX TO SHOW THAT LIGHTS ARE SHATTER PROOF IN REAR PREP AREA
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN BAR AREA
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR REFRIGERATORS AND PROBE
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR REFRIGERATORS AND PROBE
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.

When was Hopcat last inspected?

Hopcat has 1 inspection on record going back to August 23, 2016.

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 August 23, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.