Carl's Red Hot Chicago

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UTENSIL BEING STORED IN BETWEEN REACH IN COOLER AND STEAM TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE UTENSIL IN A CLEAN SANITIZE CONTAINER.
  code 43
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: SMALL LEAK ON MAIN PREP AREA HANDSINK. HOT WATER HANDLE LEAKS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 6, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.