George Street Pub failed a health inspection

George Street Pub

Bar

2856-2860 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657

Lakeview

Jul 23, 2025 — Canvass inspection

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A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Walk-in cooler failed to maintain safe temperatures, forcing discard of 70 pounds of food worth $800.

Standout Inspection

We flagged this inspection for serious public health concerns.

Key Findings

Walk-in cooler on first floor reached 61.8°F instead of required 41°F or below, causing multiple foods including raw chicken, ground beef, and soups to warm to dangerous temperatures between 56–60°F. Cooler was shut down pending repair.
Manager discarded 70 pounds of potentially unsafe food valued at $800 due to improper cold-holding temperatures.
Fresh mussels stored without required shellstock identification tags; no records kept of shellfish tags as required. About 10 pounds of shellfish discarded.
Ready-to-eat foods held longer than 24 hours lacked proper date marking and disposition dates.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THE FOLLOWING FOOODS WERE AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURES. RAW CHICKEN TEMPEARTURE RANGING BETWEEN 56.7F-59.2F, GROUND BEEF 56.3F, BROCCOLI SOUP 57.8F, CLAM SOUP 59.6F, FUNDU SOUP 58.8F, BLACK BEANS 60.1F, SHRIMP 56.2F, CRAWFISH 56.1F, SOUR CREAM 56.4F, STEAK 56.4F, COOKED CHICKEN WINGS 57.9F, FREH MOZZARELLA CHEESE 58.5F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARIY DISCARDED 70# OF FOOD VALUE OF $800. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

Inspector's Notes:

FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. COOLER FOUND WITH AN AMBIEN TEMPERATURE OF 61.8F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR BELOW. CDPH CONTACT FOR RE-INSPECTION TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

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