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Houndstooth Saloon
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2023
- address3365-3369 N Clark St, Chicago 60657
Is Houndstooth Saloon clean?
Houndstooth Saloon is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Houndstooth Saloon?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED. GAP BETWEEN DOORS FRONT ENTRANCE. MUST SEAL/REPAIR TO BE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • WASTE PIPE IN STORAGE AREAS AND ABOVE FOOD SHELVES MUST BE ENCASED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP AREA AND FOOD STORAGE OR RELOCATE FOOD SHELVES.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACEContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • WASTE PIPE IN STORAGE AREAS AND ABOVE FOOD SHELVES MUST BE ENCASED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP AREA AND FOOD STORAGE OR RELOCATE FOOD SHELVES.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • RUSTY SHELF AND WITH HOLES UNDER PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT MUST BE REPLACED,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • PIPE UNDER SCRAPE ATTACHED AT LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE LEAKING AND LEAKED FOR SO LONG THAT A LAYER OF RUST,GRIMES AND GREASE ATTACHED TO SAID PIPE.REPAIR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SAID PIPE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • BROKEN PLASTIC BASEBOARD WALLS UNDER LOW TEMP DISHMACHINE, IN DISHROOM BASEMENT AREA,MUST BE RESEALED AND MAINTAINED. REPAIR ISSUE.
When was Houndstooth Saloon last inspected?
Houndstooth Saloon has 24 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| February 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 15, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 31, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2022 | Fail | |
| September 2, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 31, 2021 | Fail | |
| June 19, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2020 | Fail | |
| January 29, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 18, 2019 | — | |
| March 14, 2017 | Pass |
Houndstooth Saloon vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 February 24, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.