Dave's 's Red Hot

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 28 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE REAR PREP AREA UNDER 3 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS SCATTERED NEAR THE BAIT BOX AND UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE, REMOVE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN SAID AREAS.MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VISION. #7-38-020 (a). CITATION ISSUED. • 6-202.15 OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  code 38
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED STORAGE SPACE WHERE BEVERAGES ARE STORED IN NEED OF ORGANIZING. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED FLOORS CRACKED, DAMAGED, AND MISSING TILES IN SPOTS THROUGHOUT FRONT, REAR PREP AREA WELL, AND DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL SURFACES UNDERNEATH FLOOR MATS, CARDBOARD, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FLOORS THAT ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOORS IN THE REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 13, 2024: 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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