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Little Dennis
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 1, 2023
- address3007 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
Is Little Dennis clean?
Little Dennis is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 1, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Little Dennis?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 1, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET IN USE WIPING CLOTHS ON THE COUNTERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP WIPE CLOTHS IN PROPER SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS A LINER ON THE FLOOR AT THE COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD AND REPLACE WITH A MATERIAL SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP AND FOOD RESIDUE ON THE SHELVING OF TWO DOOR SLIDE COOLER IN BACK KITCHEN AREA OF FACILITY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT AND HAND SINK IN THE REAR DISH WASHING/PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR(BOTH SINKS ARE CLOGGED UP). PREMISES NOT ABLE TO WASH, RINSE OR SANITIZE DISHES AND UTINSELS OR WASH THIER HAND AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED #7-38-030(C).
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED HOLES AND OPENINGS THROUGH PREMISES IN THE FLOORS AND WALLS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS. • OBSERVED THICK GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FLOORS UNDER AND BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILDUP IN THE EXHAUST HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE BACK KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILDUP IN THE EXHAUST HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE BACK KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Little Dennis last inspected?
Little Dennis has 14 inspections on record going back to March 2, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2023 | Fail | |
| February 18, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2021 | Fail | |
| September 4, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 28, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 10, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 3, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 4, 2013 | Pass |
Little Dennis vs Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 June 1, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.