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Hot Dog Express
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 19, 2019
- address4300 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60641
Is Hot Dog Express clean?
Hot Dog Express is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 19, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Hot Dog Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 19, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • DETAIL CLEAN THE WIRE STORAGE SHELVES WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS, MICROWAVE, INTERIOR OF THE 2 DOOR FREEZER, AND 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE PROVIDED FOR THE WASHROOM DOOR. MUST INSTALL.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE PROVIDED FOR THE WASHROOM DOOR. MUST INSTALL.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS FROM THE CEILING TILES AND CEILING OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THIS TRAINING.
When was Hot Dog Express last inspected?
Hot Dog Express has 11 inspections on record going back to June 17, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| December 19, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 16, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 13, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2014 | Pass |
Hot Dog Express vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, 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 December 19, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.