Mr. Dolphin

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 17, 2012
• address5810 W North Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Mr. Dolphin clean?

Mr. Dolphin is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 17, 2012. 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 Mr. Dolphin?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 17, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • Facilities not maintaining proper tmeperature. Front display cooler with potentially hazardous foods not maintaining proper tmeperature. Internal temperature of cooler at 53.1 F. Instructed that cooler must maintain 40 F or below. Critical citation issued 7-38-005(A). "Held for Inspection" tag placed on cooler.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • Potentially hazarodus foods does not meet temperature requirement during storage, display and service. Found 5-4 oz containers of cole slaw at 46.4 F. Instructed that potentially hazardous foods must maintain 40 F or below. Critical citation issued 7-38-005(A). Manager voluntarily denatured and discarded, Value $15.00, 1 lb.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Bulk storage container not labeled. Instructed to label all foods not in original containers.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • Bulk storage container not labeled. Instructed to label all foods not in original containers.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Reach-in cooler doors not maintained. Instructed to replace worn gaskets on cooler doors. Handle not maintained on toilet bowl. Instructed to repair/replace broken handle at toilet.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Reach-in cooler doors not maintained. Instructed to replace worn gaskets on cooler doors. Handle not maintained on toilet bowl. Instructed to repair/replace broken handle at toilet.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Stove, deep fryer cabinets, grease filter and wire storage shelf above front counter not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor in rear not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floor in rear not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean daily.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tile not maintained in toilet room. Instructed to replace worn ceiling tile.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tile not maintained in toilet room. Instructed to replace worn ceiling tile.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Light bulbs in prep area not provided with light shield or cover. Instructed to install light shield with end caps or install light cover over fixture.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Sink stoppers not provided at three compartment sink. Instructed to provide stoppers for each compartment.

When was Mr. Dolphin last inspected?

Mr. Dolphin has 4 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2010.

Mr. Dolphin vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, 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 September 17, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.