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Johnny's Hot Dog Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2013
- address4300 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60641
Is Johnny's Hot Dog Express clean?
Johnny's Hot Dog Express is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 17, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Johnny's Hot Dog Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RACKS IN REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER HAS BUILD UP OF GRIME. MUST DETAIL CLEAN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RACKS IN REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER HAS BUILD UP OF GRIME. MUST DETAIL CLEAN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • LARGE GAP/HOLE IN THE CEILING, BY GAS LINE. MUST SEAL HOLE IN CEILING.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • LARGE GAP/HOLE IN THE CEILING, BY GAS LINE. MUST SEAL HOLE IN CEILING.
When was Johnny's Hot Dog Express last inspected?
Johnny's Hot Dog Express has 8 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| December 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 16, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2012 | Fail | |
| April 9, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2011 | Pass |
Johnny's 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 37% 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 17, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.