H.O.T.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 13, 2022
• address8228 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620

Is H.O.T. clean?

H.O.T. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 13, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at H.O.T.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 13, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA AND TOILET ROOM .MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN APPX."1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM AND SIDE OF FRONT DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS AT SERVICE COUNTER AND OVERHEAD SHELVES.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA. • MUST INSTALL A MOPSINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR LEADING INTO PREP AREA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR LEADING INTO PREP AREA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN FURNACE ROOM. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR VENT NEAR FRONT WINDOW.

When was H.O.T. last inspected?

H.O.T. has 2 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2022.

H.O.T. vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 April 13, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.