The Dog House2

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 11, 2013
• address4501 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60630

Is The Dog House2 clean?

The Dog House2 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 11, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Dog House2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️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 DOG, ITALIAN BEEF, POLISH DOG, CHILI 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 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACE OF ALL COOLERS WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION.---------MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAIN SODA GUN HOLDER WITH SLIME BUILD-UP.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND INSIDE REAR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NOTED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND INSIDE REAR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • NOTED MISSING LIGHTSHIELD INSIDE STORAGE ROOM IN REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELD WITH ENDCAPS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REORGANIZE, AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was The Dog House2 last inspected?

The Dog House2 has 4 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2010.

The Dog House2 vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 April 11, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.