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Halsted Packing House

Grocery

445 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60642

West Side

Nov 25, 2025 — Canvass inspection

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A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

No certified food service manager on site while handling raw lamb and other foods requiring temperature control.

Key Findings

  • No certified food service manager present and no certificate posted while handling and serving temperature-controlled foods like raw lamb.
  • Fly traps were mounted in the food production area and must be removed.

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 #2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
Inspector's Notes:

No certified food service manager on site, no certificate posted while handling and serving TCS foods (Raw lamb ) instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.

Violation code #38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
Inspector's Notes:

Fly traps mounted in food production area, instructed to remove.

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Inspection History

Halsted Packing House has had 4 inspections in the last 5 years with a 50% pass rate. Last inspection was on Oct 20, 2026.

Oct 20, 2026Pass

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

4 violations
Oct 13, 2026Fail

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

7 violations
Oct 13, 2026Fail

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

8 violations
Nov 25, 2025ConditionalVIEWING NOW

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

2 violations