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Twisted Hippo Taproom And Eatery
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 14, 2021
- address2925 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Twisted Hippo Taproom And Eatery clean?
Twisted Hippo Taproom And Eatery is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 14, 2021. 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 Twisted Hippo Taproom And Eatery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 14, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF ICE INSIDE FREEZER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES FOR DETERMINING HOT WATER SANITIZATION TEMPERATURE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES FOR DETERMINING HOT WATER SANITIZATION TEMPERATURE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK AT FAUCET OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH AREA AND AT BOTTOM OF EXPOSED HAND SINK LOCATED ON COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LARGE CRACK ON GLASS OF SIDE DOOR BEHIND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
When was Twisted Hippo Taproom And Eatery last inspected?
Twisted Hippo Taproom And Eatery has 6 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2018.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| September 14, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 25, 2021 | — | |
| January 7, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 14, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Twisted Hippo Taproom And Eatery vs Irving Park
Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 September 14, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.