Hot Dog Express (T2 E5)

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF (TCS FOODS) INSIDE OF THE 1 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER. OBSERVED HOT DOGS AT 47.8 F INSIDE OF THE 1 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 9#'S TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE $40.00 AS STATED BY MANAGER. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.(COS)CORRECTED ON SITE.
  code 22
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MANAGER IN FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HAIR RESTRAINT WHEN WORKING IN FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 40
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR/SHELVES OF THE 1 DOOR STAND UP COOLER NOT CLEANED SHOWED MANAGER.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN REFRIGERATOR IN DETAIL TO REMOVE DRIED-UP FOOD DEBRIS AND TO MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN NEON SIGNS ON TOP OF OVEN WITH DUST GREASE ACCUMULATION.
  code 55
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (06/07/2019) WAS NOT VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC WAS POSTED BEHIND THE 1 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER SHOWED MANAGER.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND POSTED SO THAT IT IS IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE CUSTOMERS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B),NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 7, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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