Neva Hangry is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 18, 2025. 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 Neva Hangry?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED BLANK COPIES OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN SIGNED COPIES AS PROOF OF ACKNOWLEDGEMNT OF POLICY AGREEMENT ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED NO HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT UPSTAIRS AND BASEMENT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED NO LOCK ON BASEMENT LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED NO LOCK ON BASEMENT LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
🚿plumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS IN COMPARTMENTS UNDER ALL FRYERS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN
🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE CONNECTED TO ICE MACHINE WATERLINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES IN UPSTAIRS AND BASEMENT UNISEX WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MANTAIN.
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES IN UPSTAIRS AND BASEMENT UNISEX WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MANTAIN.
🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED FLOORS AND WALLS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED UNUSED EQUIPEMENT IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS. ALL KEPT ITEMS SHOULD BE STORED ON PROPER SHELVING THAT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AND A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. • NOTED 3 HOLES IN WALL OF ELECTRICAL ROOM IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ACCESS COVERS.
⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED NO LIGHTING IN MOP SINK CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED NO LIGHTING IN MOP SINK CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NOTED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON SITE. NEW EMPLOYEES HAVE 30 DAYS FROM HIRE TO OBTAIN PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER’S TRAINING CERTIFICATES AND MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLERS' CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NOTED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON SITE. NEW EMPLOYEES HAVE 30 DAYS FROM HIRE TO OBTAIN PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER’S TRAINING CERTIFICATES AND MAINTAIN FOOD HANDLERS' CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
🥜allergen training missing
Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING AND PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
When was Neva Hangry last inspected?
Neva Hangry has 2 inspections on record going back to March 18, 2025.
date
result
score
March 25, 2026
closed by the city
March 18, 2025
Pass w/ Conditions
Neva Hangry 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 0% of them.
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 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.