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Budackis Drive-In Hot Dogs
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 17, 2019
- address4739 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Budackis Drive-In Hot Dogs clean?
Budackis Drive-In Hot Dogs is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 17, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Budackis Drive-In Hot Dogs?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 17, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE (TO DISH WASHING SINK)NEW INSTALLED HAND WASHING SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION DISHES FROM HAND WASHINGContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE (TO DISH WASHING SINK)NEW INSTALLED HAND WASHING SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION DISHES FROM HAND WASHING
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE STAND-UP 1 DOOR COOLER AT FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED CLUTTER OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER UNUSED ITEMS SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE ROOMS.MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS ON SHELVES AT FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINGSAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGINGS ON SHELVES AT FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGINGS
When was Budackis Drive-In Hot Dogs last inspected?
Budackis Drive-In Hot Dogs has 12 inspections on record going back to September 17, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2019 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2019 | Fail | |
| July 16, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 28, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 21, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 17, 2010 | Pass |
Budackis Drive-In Hot Dogs vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 September 17, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.