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George's Hot Dog
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 3, 2025
- address1876 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647
Is George's Hot Dog clean?
George's Hot Dog is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 3, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at George's Hot Dog?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • Food handler Not wearing hair restraint, instructed to wear.Personal Cleanliness • Food handler Not wearing hair restraint, instructed to wear.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • All chest freezers doors are broken and falling apart, Instructed to replace.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • No drain board for 3-comp sink, no place to put wet utensils after washing, instructed to install. • No sink stoppers for 3-comp sink, instructed to obtain.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • No drain board for 3-comp sink, no place to put wet utensils after washing, instructed to install. • No sink stoppers for 3-comp sink, instructed to obtain.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • Clutter noted through out rear storage roam, stacks of old paper, unrelated food material, Instructed to remove clutter and maintain.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • Clutter noted through out rear storage roam, stacks of old paper, unrelated food material, Instructed to remove clutter and maintain.
When was George's Hot Dog last inspected?
George's Hot Dog has 12 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 26, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 19, 2020 | Fail | |
| July 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 21, 2010 | Pass |
George's Hot Dog vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 November 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.