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Red Door
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 23, 2016
- address2118 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Red Door clean?
Red Door is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 23, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Red Door?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 23, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND THE BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH FOOD NAME AND MAINTAIN.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND THE BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH FOOD NAME AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND THE ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR WITH NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERS FOR THE ICE BINS AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THE LIDS ON TOP OF BOTH OF THE REACH IN PREP COOLERS IN THE PREP AREA ON THE 1ST FL. DAMAGED (INSULATION EXPOSED) INSTRUCTED TO EITHER REPAIR OR REPLACE DOORS. FOUND NO DRAINBOARD ATTACHED TO THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ATTACH A METAL DRAINBOARD AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THE STORAGE RACKS AND LOWER SURFACE ON THE PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT AREA WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND THE ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR WITH NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERS FOR THE ICE BINS AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THE LIDS ON TOP OF BOTH OF THE REACH IN PREP COOLERS IN THE PREP AREA ON THE 1ST FL. DAMAGED (INSULATION EXPOSED) INSTRUCTED TO EITHER REPAIR OR REPLACE DOORS. FOUND NO DRAINBOARD ATTACHED TO THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ATTACH A METAL DRAINBOARD AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THE STORAGE RACKS AND LOWER SURFACE ON THE PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT AREA WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOUND THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: THE CAN OPENER IN THE BASEMENT THE POTATO SLICER IN THE BASEMENT THE SHELVES IN THE LIQUOR ROOM IN THE BASEMENT THE INTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE 1ST FL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. THE KNIFE RACK IN THE 1ST FL PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALLBASE NOT CLEAN IN THE BASEMENT AND ON THE 1ST FL. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALLBASE NOT CLEAN IN THE BASEMENT AND ON THE 1ST FL. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND THE WALLS, CEILING AND VENTS IN THE BASEMENT AND ON THE 1ST FL NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN, REMOVE FOOD SPLATTER, DIRT/DUST BUILD UP AND DARK/BLACK SUBSTANCE (ON THE BRICK WALLS IN THE BASEMENT). INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE DAMAGED WALL(S), CEILING AND LOWER SURFACE IN THE BASEMENT.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND THE WALLS, CEILING AND VENTS IN THE BASEMENT AND ON THE 1ST FL NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN, REMOVE FOOD SPLATTER, DIRT/DUST BUILD UP AND DARK/BLACK SUBSTANCE (ON THE BRICK WALLS IN THE BASEMENT). INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE DAMAGED WALL(S), CEILING AND LOWER SURFACE IN THE BASEMENT.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR USE SHATTER PROOF BULBS TO THE WALK IN COOLER AND THE VENTILATION HOOD ON THE 1ST FL. MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES: FIX THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET ON THE SPRAYER ON THE DISH MACHINE AND AT THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK IN THE BASEMENT AREA. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO THE COFFEE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION TO THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM. MUST ADJUST THE SPRAYER ON THE DISH MACHINE. MUST INSTALL A 3-COMP. SINK OR DISH MACHINE LARGE ENOUGH TO PROPERLY WASH THE LARGEST UTENSIL OR REMOVE UTENSIL FROM PREMISE.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS IN A SANITIZED BIN.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS IN A SANITIZED BIN.
When was Red Door last inspected?
Red Door has 4 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| November 3, 2016 | — | |
| February 23, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2016 | — |
Red Door 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 0% 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 February 23, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.