Food Safety Report: Memo's Hot Dogs, 1447 W 18th St, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60608 Illinois, United States

Report date: Dec 4, 2025
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: pic does not have a coc food sanitation certificate. Instructed to obtain and maintain a valid coc cfm certificate. Priority foundation citation combined with violation #2.

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no coc certified food manager nor certificate on site while preparing/serving tcs foods (i. E. Hot dogs, pizza puffs, etc. ). Instructed to always have a cfm and valid certificate on site when preparing/serving tcs foods. Priority foundation 7-38-012 citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no hand washing signage at the rear hand sink and in the toilet room. Instructed to provide hand washing signage. Maintain same.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: found 60 large rodent droppings on the lower shelf behind the front counter, around the cooking/cooling equipment and in the rear storage area. Also, 10 small live flies around the 3-compartment sink. Instructed to remove all droppings and flies, clean/sanitize the affected areas and recommended contacting pest control for assistance. Priority foundation 7-38-020(a) citation issued

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: food handlers not wearing hair restraints. Instructed to wear hair restraints when in the food prep area and when handling food. Maintain same.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: interior of the fryer with grease and dirt. Instructed to clean and maintain.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: lower shelves in the front prep area with rodent droppings and dirt. Instructed to clean and maintain.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: the 3-compartment faucet is in poor repair. It leaks profusely from the elbow of the faucet and at the base. Instructed to fix and maintain good plumbing.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: mop sink in the rear has no back flow prevention device. Instructed to provide a back flow prevention device to the mop sink. Maintain same.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floors in the corners, under/around the cooking/cooling equipment and sinks with droppings, dirt and debris. Instructed to clean, sanitize and maintain floors throughout.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: damaged/missing and water stained ceiling tiles in the rear storage area. Damaged floor tiles and hole in the floor by the front hand washing sink. Instructed to repair/replace all missing/damaged ceiling and floor tiles. Maintain same.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: food handler on site with no proof that he met the food handler's requirements. Instructed to obtain and maintain a valid food handler's certificate.

Source: chicago.gov