Dennis's Carry Out

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 25, 2018
• address3806 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623

Is Dennis's Carry Out clean?

Dennis's Carry Out is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 25, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Dennis's Carry Out?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 25, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND INVERT DISHES ON DISH STORAGE SHELF.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND INVERT DISHES ON DISH STORAGE SHELF.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM ALL PREP TABLES AND SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT .MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM ALL PREP TABLES AND SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT .MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM STEAM TABLES,PREP TABLES,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,FRYER CABINETS,REACH IN COOLERS,STORAGE SHELVES,WHEEL BASES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN CONCRETE FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND FLOOR TILES IN REAR AND FRONT PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP .
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN CONCRETE FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND FLOOR TILES IN REAR AND FRONT PREP AREA.MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP .
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM REAR UPPER WINDOW.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED & DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA,LOOSE WALLBASE IN TOILETROOM,GAPS IN WALL PANEL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST PROVIDE A CEILING IN BASEMENT OVER FOOD STORAGE.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS,HOOD & FILTERS.REMOVE SPIDER WEBS FROM CEILING IN BASEMENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM REAR UPPER WINDOW.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED & DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA,LOOSE WALLBASE IN TOILETROOM,GAPS IN WALL PANEL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS.MUST PROVIDE A CEILING IN BASEMENT OVER FOOD STORAGE.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS,HOOD & FILTERS.REMOVE SPIDER WEBS FROM CEILING IN BASEMENT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMP SINK.MUST PROVIDE A LID FOR SUMP PUMP IN BASEMENT.MUST INSTALL A MOPSINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE,AND ELIMINATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT.

When was Dennis's Carry Out last inspected?

Dennis's Carry Out has 10 inspections on record going back to July 9, 2010.

Dennis's Carry Out vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 April 25, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.