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Howdy Kolache
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 1, 2024
- address817 W Fulton Market, Chicago 60607
Is Howdy Kolache clean?
Howdy Kolache is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 1, 2024. 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 Howdy Kolache?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA HANDWASHING SINK MISSING DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS FOR ALL HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. THE PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED DISPOSABLE PAPER TO THE HANDWASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION. • OBSERVED 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA HANDWASHING SINK MISSING SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP FOR ALL HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. THE PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED SOAP TO THE HANDWASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK DRAIN PLUMBING IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM SLOW TO DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PLUMBING FIXTURE TO DRAIN AT ADEQUATE RATE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED BASEMENT KITCHEN AREA HANDWASHING LAVATORY MISSING NEARBY WASTE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR ALL HANDWASHING LAVATORIES AND MAINTAIN.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED BASEMENT KITCHEN AREA HANDWASHING LAVATORY MISSING NEARBY WASTE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR ALL HANDWASHING LAVATORIES AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED AIR VENTS THROUGHOUT UPSTAIRS KITCHEN AREA SOILED WITH DUST AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AIR VENTS IN KITCHEN AREAS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILDUP OF DUST AND DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD VENTS SOILED WITH GREASE AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXHAUST HOOD VENTS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILDUP OF SOIL AND GREASE AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD VENTS SOILED WITH GREASE AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXHAUST HOOD VENTS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILDUP OF SOIL AND GREASE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Howdy Kolache last inspected?
Howdy Kolache has 6 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| March 1, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 21, 2024 | — | |
| February 10, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 30, 2023 | — |
Howdy Kolache vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 March 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.