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The Halal Guys
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 7, 2026
- address49 W Division St, Chicago 60610
Is The Halal Guys clean?
The Halal Guys is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 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 April 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED PERSON ON DUTY ALEXIS GARCIA WITHOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATION. INFORMED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AND MUST PROVIDE ON SITE OR HAVE ON HIS OR HER PERSCON CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATION WHILE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER IN NEED OF DETAILED CLEANING. INSTRUCTED PIC TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN AREA NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF DETAILED CLEANING IN FRONT THE FOOD PREP AREA, UNDER AND AROUND COOKING AND NON-COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY- MRS ARMENTINE MOORE WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE, AS ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST POSSES.
When was The Halal Guys last inspected?
The Halal Guys has 13 inspections on record going back to February 18, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 20, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 17, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 3, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 20, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 7, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 23, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 2, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 20, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The Halal Guys 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 39% 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 April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.