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Redhot Ranch

August 12, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVE BLACK SPECKLES OF AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM AND ON THE PLASTIC ICE DISPENSING SHOOT AND WHEN WIPED WITH A WHITE NAPKIN CAME OFF ON THE NAPKIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS OF THE ICE MACHINE AND ICE/SODA CONTACT SURFACES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE CLEAN UTENSILS HANGING ON THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET.----MUST NOT STORE FOOD CONTACT ITEMS SUCH AS NAPKINS AND LATEX GLOVES IN THE UNUSED WASHROOM BEING USED AS A STORE ROOM.
code 39
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING THE REAR WASHROOM BEING USED AS STORAGE CLOSET, MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE REAR.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING WITH CHIPPING PAINT IN THE ONE DOOR PEPSI COOLER AT THE FRONT PREP. MUST REMOVE RUST, REPLACE OR REPAINT. • NOTED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP AND ON THE LOWER METAL SHELVING ON THE COOKS LINE METAL PREP TABLE. MUST REMOVE ALL RUST AND DECAYING METAL.----PRESSED WOOD SHELVING ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING AND DAMAGED. MUST REPLACE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND SURROUNDING THE REAR MACHINE MACHINE WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----HOLE IN THE CEILING TILE ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FILLED WITH A CLOTH TOWEL. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED TILE.----WALL BEHIND THE REAR BOX FREEZER WITH CHIPPING/PEELING PLASTER. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES HAND BAGS BEING STORED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DESIGNATED STORAGE FOR EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS AWAY FROM FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT ITEMS.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 13, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.