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RED DOOR
2118 N DAMEN AVE , CHICAGO, IL, 60647
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2016-02-23; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
8 findings at the latest imported inspection (2016-02-23), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2016-02-23: Canvass Re-Inspection
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-30 — FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: FOUND THE BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH FOOD NAME AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-32 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND THE ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR WITH NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERS FOR THE ICE BINS AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THE LIDS ON TOP OF BOTH OF THE REACH IN PREP COOLERS IN THE PREP AREA ON THE 1ST FL. DAMAGED (INSULATION EXPOSED) INSTRUCTED TO EITHER REPAIR OR REPLACE DOORS. FOUND NO DRAINBOARD ATTACHED TO THE REAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ATTACH A METAL DRAINBOARD AND MAINTAIN. FOUND THE STORAGE RACKS AND LOWER SURFACE ON THE PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT AREA WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: FOUND THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: THE CAN OPENER IN THE BASEMENT THE POTATO SLICER IN THE BASEMENT THE SHELVES IN THE LIQUOR ROOM IN THE BASEMENT THE INTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE 1ST FL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. THE KNIFE RACK IN THE 1ST FL PREP AREA NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG THE WALLBASE NOT CLEAN IN THE BASEMENT AND ON THE 1ST FL. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
- Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: FOUND THE WALLS, CEILING AND VENTS IN THE BASEMENT AND ON THE 1ST FL NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN, REMOVE FOOD SPLATTER, DIRT/DUST BUILD UP AND DARK/BLACK SUBSTANCE (ON THE BRICK WALLS IN THE BASEMENT). INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE DAMAGED WALL(S), CEILING AND LOWER SURFACE IN THE BASEMENT.
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR USE SHATTER PROOF BULBS TO THE WALK IN COOLER AND THE VENTILATION HOOD ON THE 1ST FL. MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING ISSUES: LEAK AT THE P-TRAP ON THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK BY THE 3-COMP. SINK ON THE 1ST FL FIX THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET ON THE SPRAYER ON THE DISH MACHINE AND AT THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK IN THE BASEMENT AREA. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO THE COFFEE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION TO THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM. MUST ADJUST THE SPRAYER ON THE DISH MACHINE. MUST INSTALL A 3-COMP. SINK OR DISH MACHINE LARGE ENOUGH TO PROPERLY WASH THE LARGEST UTENSIL OR REMOVE UTENSIL FROM PREMISE.
- Not Critical: CHI-43 — FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL ICE SCOOPS IN A SANITIZED BIN.
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