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HAPPINESS RESTAURANT
3313 S HALSTED ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60608
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-07-17; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-07-17), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-07-17: Canvass
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH A PINKISH AND BLACK BUILD UP ON THE WHITE PANEL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE.
- Not Critical: CHI-41 — WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: DAMP WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHENN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SANITIZER MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
- Not Critical: CHI-43 — IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: ICE SCOOP HANGING ON AN UNCLEAN WALL. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, SANITIZE AND STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE WITH THE HANDLE UP. MAINTAIN SAME.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: CAN OPENER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH FOOD AND RUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE REACH/WALK IN COOLER WITH FOOD AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN RACKS.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, STORAGE RACKS AND SINKS WITH A THICK BUILD UP OF FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. -WALLS AND CEILING WITH FOOD AND DIRT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AND CEILING.
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