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Hotchocolate
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 5, 2019
- address1747 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Hotchocolate clean?
Hotchocolate is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 5, 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 Hotchocolate?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 5, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 3- DOOR PREP COOLER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING UNDER OVEN IN FRONT PREP AREA.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN REAR STORAGE AREAAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN REAR STORAGE AREA
When was Hotchocolate last inspected?
Hotchocolate has 13 inspections on record going back to October 31, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| July 5, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 26, 2019 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 16, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 28, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 4, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 5, 2014 | Pass |
Hotchocolate vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 July 5, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.