HAPPY LAMB HOT POT #5.

Chicago Health Dept

2707 N CLARK ST · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Aug 2025), 2 critical violations noted.

5 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Aug 2025 · 2 critical violations in the last 12 months.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

AUG 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 20

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 6 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED(LAMB, KIMCHI). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CFM ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK AT BAR.

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED MINERAL BUILD UP INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE AT BAR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED UNCOVERED READY TO EAT MUSSELS FOR CONSUMER SELF SERVICE IN DISPLAY COOLER WITHOUT UTENSIL FOR CONSUMER TO USE. MUST PROVIDE SUITABLE UTENSILS OR EFFECTIVE DISPENSING METHOD THAT PROTECTS FOOD FROM CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. EMPLOYEE PROVIDE UTENSIL IN CONTAINER DURING INSPECTION.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NUMEROUS EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.

SEP 3

2024

PASS 7 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED ABOVE THAT EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA, WALK-IN FREEZERS, REAR STORAGE AREA AND BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR

Critical Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREAS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE UNISEX WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE UNISEX WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

AUG 28

2024

FAIL 9 violations 1 CRITICAL

Minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO STEM THERMOMETER ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PROPER THERMOMETER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED NO SNEEZE GUARD OR OTHER PROTECTION PROVIDED AROUND SELF SERVING STATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR INSTALL A BARRIER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED ABOVE THAT EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.

Minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA, WALK-IN FREEZERS, REAR STORAGE AREA AND BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR.

Critical Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREAS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE SHOES JACKETS IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA AND REAR OF FOOD STORGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE EMPLOYEE PERSONAL STORAGE AREA AWAY FROM FOOD CONTACT ITEMS.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE UNISEX WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

FEB 16

2023

PASS · 0 violations

FEB 14

2023

FAIL 8 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.MUST PROVIDE.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST INSTALL AN ACCESSIBLE HAND WASHING SINK AT THE KITCHEN DISHWASHING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

MUST NOT STORE FOOD ITEMS OR TOGO FOOD CONTAINERS UNDER WASTE WATER PIPING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS. MUST NOT USE RAW WOODEN PALLETS AS ELEVATION. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING AT ALL TIMES.

Serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

NOTED EXTREMELY LARGE POTS UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO ENABLE ADEQUATE WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING. MUST PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK OR REMOVE ALL OVERSIZED POTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR THE CO-ED EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING/CERTIFICATE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.

Minor Sanitation

COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE

MUST PROVIDE "NO SMOKING" SIGNAGE AT THE ENTRANCE/EXIT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. ORDINANCE VIOLATION 7-32-020(A)

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