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Redhot Ranch

September 3, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING SLICED TOMATOES, SMACH BURGERS, HOTDOGS, SHRIMP". INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE CERTIFICATE HOLDER WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED PEPSI BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT WITH THICK MOLD LIKE BUILDUP ON INTERNAL SURFACES OF ICE DISPENSING SHOOT AS WELL AS IN ALL BEVERAGE NOZZLES/TUBES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
code 16
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA BY WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT RESTAURANT IN THE FOLLOWING SPACES ON BLACK CONTAINERS CONTAINING POTATOES, ON WHITE SHELVING UNITS WHERE SHRIMP BREADING BAGS ARE LOCATED, ON ALL CARDBOARD BOXES, DRIED KTICHENWARE, PREP TABLE SHELVING, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLING UNITS, AND ON PEPSI BEVERAGE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE, CLEAN ALL SAID AREAS. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED CUSTOMER WITH PET DOG ON LEASH IN DINING ROOM WHILE WAITING TO ORDER. OBSERVED CUSTOMER PROCESS PAYMENT AND WAITING FOR FOOD.INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT LIVE ANIMALS PROHIBITED IN RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. MUST MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-40-060. CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF LETTUCE, POTATOES AND TOMATOES STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVING UNITS, STACKED BLACK CONTAINERS AND RACKS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DRIES FOOD SPLATTER, AND GREASE DEPOSITS. MUST MAINTAIN
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS WITH FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS BEHIND GRILL AND FRYERS AND UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED VENTS ABOVE PREP TABLE WITH ACCUMULATED DUST AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 26, 2025: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.