Chicago' S Dog House

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
• address816 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Chicago' S Dog House clean?

Chicago' S Dog House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 31, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chicago' S Dog House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING EMPLOYEE ON SITE. ONLY 2 POLICIES ON SITE. VERIFIED WRITTEN EMPLOYEE POLICIES MUST BE ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. INCLUDING CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • SEE VIOLARION #60
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • SEE VIOLARION #60
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IE: BOX FREEZER AND COOKING EQUIPMENT STORED ON THE SIDE OUTDOOR WALKWAY MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ANY EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ANY EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 2-18-25 REPORT #2612314 NOT CORRECTED. #45-OBSERVED BOXES SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS (CUPS, LIDS, AND UTENSILS) STORED ON ELEVATED SHELVES IN THE BATHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND STORE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS IN APPROPRIATE STORAGE LOCATIONS, NOT IN BATHROOMS AND OTHER PROHIBITED AREAS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 2-18-25 REPORT #2612314 NOT CORRECTED. #45-OBSERVED BOXES SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS (CUPS, LIDS, AND UTENSILS) STORED ON ELEVATED SHELVES IN THE BATHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND STORE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS IN APPROPRIATE STORAGE LOCATIONS, NOT IN BATHROOMS AND OTHER PROHIBITED AREAS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

When was Chicago' S Dog House last inspected?

Chicago' S Dog House has 25 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chicago' S Dog House vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.

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  clean · March 11, 2020
• ? Old Town Social
  cooked · January 11, 2022
• ✓ Leafy Greens
  clean · October 30, 2012
• ? Aldi
  cooked · March 15, 2011
• ✓ Sarks In The Park Llc
  clean · August 4, 2015
• ✓! Five Guys Burgers And Fries
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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 March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.