The Chicago Department of Public Health announced that Hearty Boys, which was closed Sept. 9 after a health inspection, was cleared to re-open the very next day.
The North Side caterer, located at 3819 N. Broadway, passed re-inspection Sept. 10. It was shut down by inspectors when they discovered no hot or cold running water and a broken cooler that held food being kept at unsafe temperatures.
The catering company is operated by gay couple and Food Network stars Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh. The couple won a Food Network challenge in 2005, which led to their own cooking show, ‘Party Line with the Hearty Boys.’