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Howl At The Moon

health inspection result · Near North Side · Chicago

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Looking clean.

The current published rating reads clean. Keep its inspection date in view.

  • resultPass
  • critical violations1
  • last inspectedApril 9, 2026 →
  • address26-30 W Hubbard St, Chicago 60654
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Is Howl At The Moon clean?

Howl At The Moon is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 9, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Howl At The Moon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  • 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
    Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  • 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
    Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  • 🥜allergen training missing
    Allergen Training As Required

When was Howl At The Moon last inspected?

Howl At The Moon has 26 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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Back in the green.

The latest two displayed graded visits went from Pass w/ Conditions on February 24, 2025 to Pass on April 9, 2026. Both visits are dated snapshots of the record.

April 9, 2026 Pass Canvass · 4 failed findings

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February 26, 2026 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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February 24, 2025 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass · 6 failed findings

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January 30, 2025 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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April 15, 2024 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection · 1 failed finding

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April 8, 2024 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass · 7 failed findings

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March 22, 2024 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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March 29, 2023 Pass Canvass · 5 failed findings

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March 16, 2023 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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January 18, 2022 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass Re-Inspection · 4 failed findings

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January 13, 2022 Fail Canvass · 9 failed findings

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January 6, 2022 No Entry Non-Inspection · 0 failed findings

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Howl At The Moon vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 86% clean across 1,812 tracked restaurants — 1,540 clean, 240 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 1,812 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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