Pleasant House Pub
2117-2119 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
Restaurant ZIP 60608 Risk 1 (High)
Passed · as of Dec 2, 2025
Pleasant House Pub was last inspected on December 2, 2025 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found 2 violations.
Latest inspection
December 2, 2025 · Canvass
Result: Pass
1 general1 paperwork-
GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Observed leaks at the 3 comp sink faucet. Must repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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PaperworkManagement & training
Required allergen training was missing.
Inspector’s note: Observed the city certified manager on duty without his allergen training. Must comply or citations will follow.
Official wording (code 58)
Allergen training as required
Inspection history
6 inspections on record
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Pass
Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass
No violations
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Fail
Canvass · Fail
4 general Show violations
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GeneralFood handling
Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.
Inspector’s note: Observed a couple of large food containers with dry products without proper common food name markings. Must label bulk and working food containers with contents common name. Must label food storage containers when food is not in original package.
Official wording (code 37)
Food properly labeled; original container
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Observed that pest control log book is missing required information. Missing record of visits, missing copy of service ticket that sets forth pest control idph license number. Must provides and maintains all required pest control records and documents. Priority foundation violation. 7-38.020 (c) citation issued.
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.
Inspector’s note: Noted broken measuring device/gauge for the wash and sanitizing cycles of the warewashing machine. Priority foundation violation # 7-38-005. Citation issued
Official wording (code 48)
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed several loosely fitting ceiling tiles above the front prep area with gaps from 1/4" to 2" inches. Must repair ceiling tiles to fit tightly to prevent pests from entering.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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Pass
Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass
No violations
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Fail
Complaint · Fail
3 critical3 general Show violations
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CriticalFood handling
Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.
Inspector’s note: Found built in potato cutter filled with a black mold like substance and a grey fuzzy unknown substance. Instructed manager to clean sanitize and maintain. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 16)
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
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CriticalFood temperature
Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.
Inspector’s note: Found time/temperature control for safety food chicken and vegetable pie stored for over 7 days, labeled with a discard date of 6/2 and 6/6, located in basement walk-in cooler and 1st floor prep cooler. Prepared time/temperature control for safety foods must be discarded after 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as day 1. Instructed manager to discard and denature approximately 80 lbs of food at $200. Priority violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 23)
Proper date marking and disposition
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CriticalFood handling
Specialized processes (curing, vacuum-packing, etc.) didn’t follow the approved plan.
Inspector’s note: Found house made pickles on site located basement walk-in cooler and food prep cooler. A retail food establishment shall obtain an approved haccp variance from cdph before fermenting food. Manager volunteers to discard said food items, approx 5 gallons. Instructed operator to no longer sell or serve said food item until haccp and a variance are approved by cdph. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.
Official wording (code 29)
Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp
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GeneralFood handling
No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.
Inspector’s note: Found no haccp or variance on site. Approved haccp and variance is required for fermenting. Instructed manager to provide. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005. Citation consolidated with violation #29.
Official wording (code 32)
Variance obtained for specialized processing methods
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GeneralFood temperature
Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.
Inspector’s note: Found coolers without thermometers. Instructed to provide thermometers to all coolers.
Official wording (code 36)
Thermometers provided & accurate
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Found approx. 50 mouse droppings in the following areas: along the wall next to the mixer, furnace room, and on catering storage shelves. The operator must eliminate pest activity. Instructed manager to remove droppings, clean, sanitize and maintain said areas. Recommended contacting pest control. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-020(a). Citation issued.
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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Pass
License · Pass
1 general Show violations
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Observed leaks at the faucet and the pipe underneath the 3 comp sink in the basement. Must repair and maintain.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 11 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.