Duks Red Hots

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority.CONTINUED TO OBSERVE EVIDENCE OF RODENTS THROUGH DROPPINGS APPROXIMATELY 5 RAT DROPPINGS IN LOWER WEST INTERIOR PANEL,APPROXIMATELY 4 MICE DROPPINGS ON INTERIOR OF STAND-UP HEATER,APPROXIMATELY 15 MICE DROPPINGS IN CLOSET,APPROXIMATELY 10 RAT DROPPINGS IN HOT WATER TANK ROOM,INFESTATION OF FRUIT FLIES/HOUSE FLIES IN ADJACENT ROOMS,NOTICEABLE OPENINGS ON WEST LOWER WALL IN REAR OFFICE ROOM.MUST DETAIL CLEAN,SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS IN DETAIL,PEST CONTROL CO SERVICE IS NEEDED,SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS TO PREMISES IN DETAIL, AROUND PLUMBING/ELECTRICAL FIXTURES.
  code 14Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY UNDER HOT COOKING EQUIPMENTS REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.WALLS/CEILINGS THROUGHOUT FOOD/STORAGE AREAS NOT SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SEAL ANY NOTICEABLE OPENINGS ON WALLS IN CLOSET,BOILER ROOM,REAR OFFICE ROOM.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.HOOD ABOVE GRILL NOT WORKING DURING THIS INSPECTION.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM PREMISES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 1, 2010: 5 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.