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Halsted Packing House

Grocery

445 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60642

West Side

Oct 13, 2026 — License inspection

Fail

Required before the city issues a business license.

Live cockroach found in spill kit; multiple flies throughout facility; no 3-compartment sink or sanitizer test strips.

Key Findings

  • Live cockroach observed in bodily fluid spill kit in rear prep area, plus approximately 12 live flies scattered throughout front prep, walls, display cases, toiletroom, and hallway.
  • No 3-compartment sink on premises for manually washing, rinsing, and sanitizing equipment and utensils.
  • No chemical test strip kit available for testing sanitizer strength during warewashing operations.
  • Duct tape on display cooler; damaged wall baseboards in prep and locker areas; peeling paint on ceiling near handwash sink and butcher equipment.

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

OBSERVED LIVE COCKROACH CRAWLING IN BODILY FLUID SPILL KIT WHICH IS STORED IN REAR PREP AREA. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 7 SMALL LIVE FLIES IN FRONT PREP AREA ON WALL AND PREP TABLE AND DISPLAY CASE, 5 LARGE BLACK LIVE FLIES IN TOILETROOM, HALLWAY AND REAR PREP AREA. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED DUCT TAPE ON DISPLAY COOLER IN FRONT PREP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

Inspection History

Halsted Packing House has had 2 inspections in the last 5 years with a 50% pass rate. Last inspection was on Oct 13, 2026.

Oct 13, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

7 violations
Nov 25, 2025Conditional

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

2 violations