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America's Dog
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 16, 2017
- address700 E Grand Ave, Chicago 60611
Is America's Dog clean?
America's Dog is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at America's Dog?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOUND SLIGHT BUILD-UP AT THE INNER PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND EXCESSIVE THICK GREASE BUILD-UP AT THE EXHAUST HOOD CANOPY AND THE EXHAUST HOOD VENT COVERS ABOVE THE GRILLING STATION. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND EXCESSIVE THICK GREASE BUILD-UP AT THE EXHAUST HOOD CANOPY AND THE EXHAUST HOOD VENT COVERS ABOVE THE GRILLING STATION. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF THICK SMOKE ON PREMISES AT THE GRILLING STATION. MUST REPAIR SO AS TO HAVE LESS SMOKE ON PREMISES.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD NEW FOOD PREP STAFF ON PREMISES WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES.MUST PROVIDE NEW HIRES WITH THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD NEW FOOD PREP STAFF ON PREMISES WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES.MUST PROVIDE NEW HIRES WITH THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
When was America's Dog last inspected?
America's Dog has 11 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| June 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2013 | Fail | |
| June 28, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2010 | Pass |
America's Dog vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 June 16, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.