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DOG HAUS RESTAURANT
204 N WELLS ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60606
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-04-08; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-04-08), including 2 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-04-08: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Critical: CHI-19 — PROPER REHEATING PROCEDURES FOR HOT HOLDING - Comments: OBSERVED TCS FOOD ITEMS NOT PROPERLY REHEATED TO 165.0F OR ABOVE WITHIN 2 HOURS FOR HOT HOLDING: GRILLED ONIONS AT 108.5F, CHILI AT 124.0F AT THE MAIN COOK LINE STEAM TABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DENATURE AND DISCARD IMPROPERLY-REHEATED TCS FOOD ITEMS AND REHEAT ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS FROM 41.0F TO AT LEAST 165.0F WITHIN 2 HOURS PRIOR TO ENTERING HOT HOLDING. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $25.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DENATURED AND DISCARDED ALL LISTED FOOD ITEMS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED TCS FOOD ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES: RAW BEEF AT 48.4F, GRILLED ONIONS BETWEEN 50.5F AND 55.2F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DENATURE AND DISCARD ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES AND MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS AT 41.0F OR BELOW FOR COLD-HOLDING. APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $35.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DENATURED AND DISCARDED LISTED FOOD ITEMS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION COMBINED WITH VIOLATION #19.
- Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED DIRECTLY BENEATH DRIPPING CONDENSATE WATER LINES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE FOOD ITEMS STORE FOOD CONTAINERS OUTSIDE OF PROBITIED AREAS SUCH AS BENEATH WATER LINES ON WHICH WATER HAS CONDENSED AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-45 — SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT SERVICE AREA AND REAR STORAGE HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLE CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL FACILITIES TO BE SOILED: BUILD UP OF ICE AND DUST DEBRIS AT THE WALK-IN FREEZER FAN ASSEMBLY, BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR BENEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
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