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Howells & Hood
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 31, 2018
- address435 N Michigan Ave Bldg Suite 114, Chicago 60611
Is Howells & Hood clean?
Howells & Hood is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 31, 2018. 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 Howells & Hood?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 31, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PREP AREA UNUSED REACH. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT/GRIME BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS AT BARS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT/GRIME BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS AT BARS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS.
When was Howells & Hood last inspected?
Howells & Hood has 12 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| May 31, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 6, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 31, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 23, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2013 | Fail | |
| February 19, 2013 | Pass |
Howells & Hood vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North 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 May 31, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.