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Houlihan's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 19, 2015
- address111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago 60601
Is Houlihan's clean?
Houlihan's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 19, 2015. 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 Houlihan's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 19, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR WARPED DOOR THRESHOLD AT FRONT ENTRANCE REVOLCING DOOR.(DOOR IS RODENT PROOFED AT THIS TIME).Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR WARPED DOOR THRESHOLD AT FRONT ENTRANCE REVOLCING DOOR.(DOOR IS RODENT PROOFED AT THIS TIME).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REGROUT FLOOR AT DISH AREA, REAR PREP AREA AND MAIN COOKING LINE AREA AS WELL AS REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT SAME.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REGROUT FLOOR AT DISH AREA, REAR PREP AREA AND MAIN COOKING LINE AREA AS WELL AS REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT SAME.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL OPENINGS AT WALL BASES AND WALL CORNERS IN THE DISH MACHINE AREA. ALSO MUST REPLACE CAULKING AT WALL WHERE IT MEETS WITH THE DISH MACHINE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL OPENINGS AT WALL BASES AND WALL CORNERS IN THE DISH MACHINE AREA. ALSO MUST REPLACE CAULKING AT WALL WHERE IT MEETS WITH THE DISH MACHINE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE GREASY EXHAUST HOOD VENTS AT THE MAIN COOKING LINE PREP AREA.
When was Houlihan's last inspected?
Houlihan's has 12 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| October 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2013 | Fail | |
| October 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2010 | Pass | |
| November 26, 2010 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2010 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2010 | Fail |
Houlihan's vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 October 19, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.