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THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK

2723 N HALSTED ST · Chicago, IL 60614

Restaurant

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Out of Business for THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Out of Business
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2463560

Location recorded for this inspection · THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK · 2723 N HALSTED ST

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

Official inspection record

Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
1
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1496660

Location recorded for this inspection · THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK · 2723 N HALSTED ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: FILTER /HOOD WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

CanvassFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
7
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1496375

Location recorded for this inspection · THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK · 2723 N HALSTED ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 18

    NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH RECENT INSPECTION,AND WITH IDPH'S LICENSE COMPANY'S NUMBER. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.

  • 19

    OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LID WIDE OPEN WITH OVERFLOWING GARBAGE. INTRUCTED MANAGER THAT OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LID MUST BE CLOSED ALL THE WAY. WITH NO OVERFLOWING GARBAGE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REMOVE PREP TABLE,MEAT CUTTER AND CHOPPING BOARD UNDER THE SEWAGE PIPE IN THE BASEMENT.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVER ON THE FLOOR DRAIN IN FRONT OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. MUST CLEANTHE FLOOR AND ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES IN THE 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. OR PROVIDE RAISED SHELVINGS TO STORE ITEMS/ARTICLES OFF THE FLOOR.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: MUST SEAL GAP/OPENING AROUND PIPE IN THE CEILING OF THE KITCHEN AND UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA. FILTER /HOOD WITH GREASE ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INSTALL SMOOTH/CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE DRY FOOD SHELVE IN THE BASEMENT.

  • 42

    APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER. NOT ON TOP OF THE ICE INSIDE THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR.

CanvassNo Entry
Inspection date
Reported outcome
No Entry
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1493304

Location recorded for this inspection · THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK · 2723 N HALSTED ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1199132

Location recorded for this inspection · THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK · 2723 N HALSTED ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

CanvassPass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
9
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1199109

Location recorded for this inspection · THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK · 2723 N HALSTED ST

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 11

    ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MENS WASHROOM USED FOR CUSTOMERS AND STAFF NOT MAINTAINED. NO HOT WATER AT WASHROOMS WASH BOWL. VIOLATION CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

  • 24

    DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED - Comments: CHEMICAL DISH WASHING MACHINE ON PREMISES NOT MAINTAINED. MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER. FOUND TO BE 0 PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. DISHES OBSERVED INSIDE MACHINE FROM PREVIOUS NIGHTS SERVICE. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, DISPENSING SANITIZER TO 100 PPM AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED AT 312-746-5426 FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

  • 30

    FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: BULK FLOUR CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED.

  • 31

    CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: DIRTY KNIFE FOUND STORED IN COOKS LINE KNIFE HOLDER. MUST STORE CLEAN UTENSILS.

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE. DAMAGED LID OF BOX FREEZER IN BASEMENT WITH EXPOSED INSULATION AND INSULATION DEBRIS INSIDE FROZEN WALLS OF FREEZER. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE LID AND REMOVE ALL INSULATION.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INTERIOR PIZZA OVEN WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS.BULK FLOUR CONTAINER DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: BROKEN AND MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPLACE. HOLES IN CEILING ABOVE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE. MUST SEAL.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE SODA GUN HOLDER WASTE WATER DRAIN LINES THROUGHOUT BOTH BARS. MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR ALL COMPARTMENTS OF THE FRONT BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. LEAK ON NOZZLE OF SAME SINK. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR.

  • 43

    FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
588226

Location recorded for this inspection · THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK · 2723 N HALSTED ST

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 30

    FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE COOLERS.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE, INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZERS, EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE DUMPSTER, INTERIOR OF THE PIZZA OVEN.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT. FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

  • 37

    TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS - Comments: THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE WOMEN'S REST ROOM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: ONE OF THE 3 TOILETS IN THE LADIES' RESTROOM IS MARKED OUT OF ORDER. MUST REPAIR.

  • 40

    REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES AND A THERMOMETER INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.

CanvassPass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
8
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
660154

Location recorded for this inspection · THE HIDDEN SHAMROCK · 2723 N HALSTED ST

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 16

    FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

  • 21

    * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.

  • 30

    FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE COOLERS.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE, INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZERS, EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE DUMPSTER, INTERIOR OF THE PIZZA OVEN.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT. FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

  • 37

    TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS - Comments: THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE WOMEN'S REST ROOM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. ONE OF THE 3 TOILETS IN THE LADIES' RESTROOM IS MARKED OUT OF ORDER. MUST REPAIR.

  • 40

    REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES AND A THERMOMETER INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.

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How results compare in ZIP 60614

505 of 703 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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