The Happy Hour Shop

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 18, 2025
• address1919 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineLiquor

Is The Happy Hour Shop clean?

The Happy Hour Shop is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 18, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Happy Hour Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 : MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD PIECES AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • : 5-203.13 : MUST INSTALL A MOPSINK WITH HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-402.12 : MUST INSTALL A GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • 5-402.12 : MUST INSTALL A GREASE TRAP AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19 : MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR LEADING INTO REAR PREP AREA.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19 : MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR LEADING INTO REAR PREP AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN FRONT LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 : MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 : MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM.

When was The Happy Hour Shop last inspected?

The Happy Hour Shop has 2 inspections on record going back to May 29, 2025.

The Happy Hour Shop vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 June 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.