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JAKE'S PUP IN THE RUF INC

4401 N SHERIDAN RD , CHICAGO, IL, 60640

Health Inspection: okay

Official health department data. Inspected 2010-09-01; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

4 findings at the latest imported inspection (2010-09-01), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2010-09-01: Complaint

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-3 — POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND SLICED HAM STORED IN REACH IN(SECOND PREP AREA), COOLER AT TEMP OF 46.2F AND DICED COOKED POTATOES AT TEMP OF 47.3F.FOUND SLICED HAM IN WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 47.4F,AND WHOLE COOKED POTATOES STORED IN REACH-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 57.7F.NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG PROVIDED.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED,POUND 15,VALUE 75.WALK-IN COOLER AND REACH-IN COOLERS AT PROPER TEMPERATURE.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) HOOOO63958.
  • Not Critical: CHI-34 — FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REMOVE EXCESS CAT FECES IN BASEMENT AREA.(NO FOOD OR FOOD ITEMS IN BASEMENT).SPECIALLY SOUTH EAST AREA OF BASEMENT.DETAIL CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA , UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND STORAGE AREA.
  • Not Critical: CHI-35 — WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MISSING WALL UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IT.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.NEED TO PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.STOPPERS IS NEEDED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.

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