America's Dog

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46F AND WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 48F. BOTH UNITS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. BOTH UNITS WERE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. UPON RETURNING ON 7/19/12 TO COMPLETE THE INSPECTION, BOTH UNITS WERE NOW AT PROPER TEMPERATURE (23F FOR PREP COOLER AND 35F FOR WALK-IN COOLER). MANAGER STATED THAT THE THERMOSTATS FOR BOTH COOLERS WERE TURNED DOWN TO A LOWER TEMPERATURE. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAGS WERE REMOVED FROM BOTH COOLERS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED HOT DOGS AT 44.9-47.6F, CORN DOGS AT 45.1F, ROAST BEEF AT 51.0F, CUT TOMATOES AT 49.2F, CHEESE AT 46.7F, RANCH DRESSING AT 50.1F, SESAME GINGER DRESSING AT 49.7F, CHICKEN SAUSAGES AT 44.0-44.9F, VEGGIE BURGERS AT 44.7F, BRATWURST AT 46.0F, EGGS AT 48.7F, PORK AT 45.5F, GOAT CHEESE AT 45.3F, PROVOLONE CHEESE AT 46.7F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 50# OF FOOD WORTH APPROX. $250. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND ORGANIZE THE BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. STORE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6" OFF OF THE FLOOR.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 6, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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