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Black Dog Gelato
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 30, 2017
- address1955 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Black Dog Gelato clean?
Black Dog Gelato is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 30, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Black Dog Gelato?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINER OF SUGAR, IN PREP AREA, WITH NO LABEL. INSTRCD MANAGER THAT BULK CONTAINERS NEED PROPER LABEL. MANAGER CORRECTED ON SITE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINER OF SUGAR, IN PREP AREA, WITH NO LABEL. INSTRCD MANAGER THAT BULK CONTAINERS NEED PROPER LABEL. MANAGER CORRECTED ON SITE.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED CRACKED TILE IN FRONT OF PREP SINK, WHERE EQUIPMENT HAS GOUGED AN APROXIMATELY, 2 BY 3 INCH HOLE IN TILE AND FLOORING UNDERNEATH. INSTRCD MANAGER TO REPAIR AND REPLACE. OBSERVED GAP WHERE CAULKING IS MISSING, BETWEEN MOP SINK AND FLOOR. INSTRCD MANAGER TO SEAL AREA. OBSERVED DARK DISCOLORED CAULKING ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE MOP SINK. INSTRCD MANAGER TO RESEAL. OBSERVED LOOSE PLASTIC COVE STRIP ALONG THE EAST WALL OF THE WALK IN COOLER, WHERE THE WALL AND BASE BOARD MEET. INSTRCD MANAGER TO REPLACE/RESURFACE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED CRACKED TILE IN FRONT OF PREP SINK, WHERE EQUIPMENT HAS GOUGED AN APROXIMATELY, 2 BY 3 INCH HOLE IN TILE AND FLOORING UNDERNEATH. INSTRCD MANAGER TO REPAIR AND REPLACE. OBSERVED GAP WHERE CAULKING IS MISSING, BETWEEN MOP SINK AND FLOOR. INSTRCD MANAGER TO SEAL AREA. OBSERVED DARK DISCOLORED CAULKING ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE MOP SINK. INSTRCD MANAGER TO RESEAL. OBSERVED LOOSE PLASTIC COVE STRIP ALONG THE EAST WALL OF THE WALK IN COOLER, WHERE THE WALL AND BASE BOARD MEET. INSTRCD MANAGER TO REPLACE/RESURFACE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELED PAINT ON CEILING IN EMPLOYEE TOILET, NEAR CENTER LIGHT FIXTURE. INSTRCD MANAGER TO RESURFACE AREA, TO ENSURE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELED PAINT ON CEILING IN EMPLOYEE TOILET, NEAR CENTER LIGHT FIXTURE. INSTRCD MANAGER TO RESURFACE AREA, TO ENSURE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE.
When was Black Dog Gelato last inspected?
Black Dog Gelato has 11 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| June 30, 2017 | Pass | |
| August 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 17, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 27, 2016 | — | |
| October 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 29, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2013 | Fail | |
| May 18, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2012 | Fail |
Black Dog Gelato vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 30, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.