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Hops And Barley
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 20, 2019
- address4359-4361 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60641
Is Hops And Barley clean?
Hops And Barley is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 20, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Hops And Barley?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 20, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE BUT IN-COMPLETE CLEAN-UP ITEMS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS).PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. -
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • BULK FOOD CONTAINERS STORED UNDERNEATH THE KITCHEN PREP TABLE MUST BE LABELED TO IDENTIFY FOODS STORED AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE DRAIN BOARD AND PREP SINK IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND MAINTAIN.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE DRAIN BOARD AND PREP SINK IN THE KITCHEN AREA AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins.
When was Hops And Barley last inspected?
Hops And Barley has 19 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| December 10, 2021 | — | |
| September 2, 2021 | — | |
| April 20, 2021 | — | |
| August 20, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 16, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2017 | — | |
| June 23, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2016 | — | |
| November 13, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 30, 2015 | Pass |
Hops And Barley vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.