Food Safety Report: Happy Lamb Hot Pot #3, 3207 S Halsted St, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60608 Illinois, United States

Report date: Jun 3, 2026
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: upon arrival, observed no certified food manager on site, while open and operating. Instructed a certified food manager must be on site at all times while open and operating. Managee arrived before the conclusion of the walk through. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012, citation issued

35. Approved thawing methods used
- comments: observed improper thawing methods of tcs foods. Found boxes of frozen meats stored on shelf near rear ice machine out at room temperature. Also, found packets of tcs foods in still water in a container on the drainboard of the two compartment sink in the rear prep area. Instructed to use proper thawing methods such as walk-in cooler overnight, or under cold running water.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed ambient probe stem thermometers stored inside cold holding units throughout instead of ambient air thermometers. Instructed to provide in prep coolers and walk-in cooler and maintain.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed containers and buckets of food items stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler and outside the near walk-in cooler. Instructed not to store food items on floor and maintain.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed two female food handlers without hair restraints in the rear food prep area. Instructed to provide and maintain.

44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: observed tableware (forks and spoons) not inverted in the rear food prep area instructed to invert and maintain.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: observed previous core violations from report #2626062, date:10/08/2025, not corrected. #48: large pots in use that are too big to be properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized in the 3-compartment sink and the dish machine. Instructed to reduce pots to a smaller size, increase the sink or dish machine size to be able to accommodate or remove large pots. Maintain same. #55: mops are not properly stored when not in use. Instructed to store hanging up for proper air drying. Maintain same. #55: floors in the corners, under storage racks, under and around heavy equipment with food, dirt and debris. Instructed to clean and maintain floors. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov