America's Dog

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 3, 2018
• address22 E Randolph St, Chicago 60601

Is America's Dog clean?

America's Dog is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 3, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at America's Dog?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 3, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO EMPLOYEES PROCEDURE FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEA ACCENT, NO CLEAN UP KIT. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. NOTE: A 90 day grace period was given for all new priority and priority foundation violations. Citations will be issued on the next inspection after the 90 day grace period for these violations. (New violations are marked with an asterisk*)
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLER WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
  Personal Cleanliness • FOOD HANDLER WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • KNIVES WEDGED BETWEEN COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ON A CLEAN SURFACE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • KNIVES WEDGED BETWEEN COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ON A CLEAN SURFACE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO INVERT OR COVER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY, INSTRUCTED TO INVERT OR COVER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • VIOLATION 5-103.11(B) .NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT ALL SINKS. THE HOTTEST WATER TEMPERATURE REGISTERED AT 91F. A SMALL CAPACITY ( 20 GAL ) HOT WATER TANK SUPPLIES THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE NO LESS THAN 110F AT ALL TIMES DURING FOOD PREPARATION AND SALES. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 (C) BY THE END OF INSPECTION WATER TEMPERATURE RECOVERED TO 112F.
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • VIOLATION 5-103.11(B) .NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT ALL SINKS. THE HOTTEST WATER TEMPERATURE REGISTERED AT 91F. A SMALL CAPACITY ( 20 GAL ) HOT WATER TANK SUPPLIES THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE NO LESS THAN 110F AT ALL TIMES DURING FOOD PREPARATION AND SALES. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 (C) BY THE END OF INSPECTION WATER TEMPERATURE RECOVERED TO 112F.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MISSING DROP CEILING AND LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE REAR PREP TABLE , INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO CERTIFIED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFIED MANAGER, INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL CERTIFIED MANAGER OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING. NOTE: A 90 day grace period was given for all new priority and priority foundation violations. Citations will be issued on the next inspection after the 90 day grace period for these violations. (New violations are marked with an asterisk*)

When was America's Dog last inspected?

America's Dog has 15 inspections on record going back to September 14, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

America's Dog vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 3, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.