Dorothy's Bistro

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 12, 2024 →
• address3524 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Dorothy's Bistro clean?

Dorothy's Bistro is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 12, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Dorothy's Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Dorothy's Bistro last inspected?

Dorothy's Bistro has 9 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2019.

Dorothy's Bistro vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 78% clean across 364 tracked restaurants — 282 clean, 65 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 364 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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