The Halal Guys

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
• address180 N Wabash Ave, Chicago 60601

Is The Halal Guys clean?

The Halal Guys is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Halal Guys?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTFIIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW SUCH AS (HUMMUS,RICE,CHICKEN,ETC)MUST BE ON SITE AND POST CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED SEVERAL MISSING SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA NEXT TO CLEAN DISH RACK STORAGE OR REMOVE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED BOXES OF PLASTIC WEAR & PAPER GOODS STORED IN FURNACE ROOM MUST REMOVE AND STORE IN A PROPER MANNER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA NEXT TO CLEAN DISH RACK STORAGE OR REMOVE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED BOXES OF PLASTIC WEAR & PAPER GOODS STORED IN FURNACE ROOM MUST REMOVE AND STORE IN A PROPER MANNER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLES ON LIDS OF HOT HOLDING LIDS AT STEAMTABLE. • MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER AND PLACE ON ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYER CABINETS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,GRILL TABLES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND FLOOR DRAIN. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FLOORING IN WALK IN COOLER TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR.

When was The Halal Guys last inspected?

The Halal Guys has 14 inspections on record going back to December 2, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Halal Guys vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 47% 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 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.