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America's Dog
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 13, 2014
- address21 E Adams St, Chicago 60603
Is America's Dog clean?
America's Dog is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 13, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at America's Dog?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 13, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MISSING AND BROKEN RUBBER GASKETS AT PREP/ WALK-IN COOLER DOORS, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MISSING AND BROKEN RUBBER GASKETS AT PREP/ WALK-IN COOLER DOORS, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MEAT SLICER NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS STUCK ON BLADE HOUSING, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CHIPPED WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE IN FRONT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CHIPPED WALL BEHIND PREP TABLE IN FRONT, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DURABLE SMOOTH SURFACE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INADEQUATE LIGHING IN WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
When was America's Dog last inspected?
America's Dog has 8 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| August 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2012 | Fail | |
| January 24, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2010 | Pass |
America's Dog vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 13, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.