Marios Red Hots

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 28, 2017
• address3801-03 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Marios Red Hots clean?

Marios Red Hots is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 28, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Marios Red Hots?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • FOUND FRONT ENTRANCE BOTTOM DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH 1/2 INCH GAP/OPENING. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOFED BOTTOM OF THE SAID DOORS.---------FOUND OVER 20 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE BOILER ROOM, ALONG THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT LICENSE PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (EG HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS, POLISH DOGS, BEEF ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINING PROPERLY. WASTE WATER (GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS) BACKING-UP FROM ONE COMPARTMENT INTO ANOTHER COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINING PROPERLY. WASTE WATER (GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS) BACKING-UP FROM ONE COMPARTMENT INTO ANOTHER COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 1937634 ISSUED ON 06-27-2016. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 #33 - VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, TOPS AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY. #34 - 34 FLOORS NOT CLEAN UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT PREP AREAS, UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT. #38 - NO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PIZZA PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. #41 - REMOVE CLUTTERED CONDITIONS FROM REAR AREA OUTSIDE BACK DOOR, CLEAN AND BETTER MAINTAIN DAILY
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT HOT HOLDING/STEAM TABLE SHELF WITH RUST ACCUMULATION.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT HOT HOLDING/STEAM TABLE SHELF WITH RUST ACCUMULATION.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, STORAGE AND PREP SHELVES.--------MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR WATER METER CABINET IN DINING AREA (BY FRONT WINDOW).
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY DRAINPIPE UNDER MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.-------MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.

When was Marios Red Hots last inspected?

Marios Red Hots has 13 inspections on record going back to November 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Marios Red Hots vs Dunning

Dunning runs 64% clean across 296 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 63 mid, 44 cooked.

Against the 296 spots Cooked tracks in Dunning, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.

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• ✕ Apolonia Cafe, Inc
  cooked · March 14, 2011
• ✓ Grandma's Pierogi & Polish Food
  clean · April 2, 2012
• ✓ Caponies
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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 April 28, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.