Dot's

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 4, 2026
• address2000 W Addison St, Chicago 60618

Is Dot's clean?

Dot's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 4, 2026. 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 Dot's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS INSIDE BOTH UNISEX EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS AT ALL TIMES.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OUTER OPENINGS, NOT PROTECTED OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF.OBSERVED GAP ABOUT 1/2 INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED THE UNISEX WASHROOMS NOT SELF CLOSING. MUST PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE AT ALL TIMES.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED THE UNISEX WASHROOMS NOT SELF CLOSING. MUST PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON BASEMENT SUCH AS UNUSED TOILET AND MOP SINK. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Dot's last inspected?

Dot's has 2 inspections on record going back to February 17, 2026.

Dot's vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.

Other spots in North Center

• ✓ Jimmy John's
  clean · June 17, 2026
• ? Ernest Corp / Mcdonald's
  cooked · March 12, 2013
• ✓ Scot's
  clean · May 15, 2015
• ✓ Finley Dunne's
  clean · August 5, 2025
• ✓ The Rugby Club
  clean · November 16, 2016
• ✓ Best Buy Food & Liquor
  clean · August 18, 2023

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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 May 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.