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Little Mel's Hot Dog
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2022
- address2205 N California Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Little Mel's Hot Dog clean?
Little Mel's Hot Dog is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 21, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Little Mel's Hot Dog?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • ALL ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON THE PREMISES ARE EXPIRED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • NO WRITTEN RECORDS PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES FOR EMPLOYEE VACCINATION OR WEEKLY TESTING AS REQUIRED PER OSHA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • NO WRITTEN RECORDS PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES FOR EMPLOYEE VACCINATION OR WEEKLY TESTING AS REQUIRED PER OSHA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Little Mel's Hot Dog last inspected?
Little Mel's Hot Dog has 14 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| January 21, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 23, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 28, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 31, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 1, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 8, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 5, 2013 | Pass |
Little Mel's Hot Dog vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 January 21, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.