Duff's Dogs

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 11, 2012
• address6132 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631

Is Duff's Dogs clean?

Duff's Dogs is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 11, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Duff's Dogs?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found food items not properly dated/labeled in coolers, reach in freezer, must date and label food items in reach in coolers, reach in freezer.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Found food items not properly dated/labeled in coolers, reach in freezer, must date and label food items in reach in coolers, reach in freezer.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of front storage shelving, front counter shelving not clean need cleaning, reach in cooler racks need cleaning.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors in kitchen prep area, front dining areas not clean need cleaning(detailed), floors in storage area rear kitchen under shelving/racks need detailed cleaning(corners).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors in kitchen prep area, front dining areas not clean need cleaning(detailed), floors in storage area rear kitchen under shelving/racks need detailed cleaning(corners).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Wall above 3 compartment sink had a large hole, peeling paint, shall be repaired/sealed, wall frame in front prep area had exposed raw wood, shall be repaired/sealed, walls in rear prep area not clean need cleaning.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Wall above 3 compartment sink had a large hole, peeling paint, shall be repaired/sealed, wall frame in front prep area had exposed raw wood, shall be repaired/sealed, walls in rear prep area not clean need cleaning.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Light shields that had missing end caps, shall be provided, light shields in prep areas need cleaning(detailed).
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Exhaust vents(ventilation) in coolers, not clean need detailed cleaning, exhaust canopy needs cleaning.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Must provide thermoters to all cooler in order to maintain proper temperatures of 40f or less.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • Must provide thermoters to all cooler in order to maintain proper temperatures of 40f or less.

When was Duff's Dogs last inspected?

Duff's Dogs has 3 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2012.

Duff's Dogs vs Norwood Park

Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 June 11, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.