The Westminster Hot Dog

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 5, 2013
• address1045 W Madison St, Chicago 60607

Is The Westminster Hot Dog clean?

The Westminster Hot Dog is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 5, 2013. 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 The Westminster Hot Dog?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLER TO REMOVE SPILL.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE FOOD SPILL AND DEBRIS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE FOOD SPILL AND DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS NEED CLEANING BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS NEED CLEANING BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST CLEAN HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE AND/OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN REAR GARAGE STORAGE AREA WHERE WALK IN COOLER IS LOCATED.

When was The Westminster Hot Dog last inspected?

The Westminster Hot Dog has 4 inspections on record going back to March 20, 2012.

The Westminster Hot Dog vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 March 5, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.