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Redhot Ranch

Restaurant

2449 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Logan Square

Sep 16, 2026 — Complaint re-inspection

Pass

A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

Cooling unit lacked a thermometer to monitor safe food temperatures.

Key Findings

  • No thermometer was present inside the cooling unit in the front prep area, making it impossible to verify safe food storage temperatures.
  • Floors behind the grill, fryers, and under the 3-compartment sink accumulated food and grease debris that needed removal and sanitization.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #36 — THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
Inspector's Notes:

4-204.112(B) OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA BY WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

Violation code #55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
Inspector's Notes:

6-501.13 OBSERVED FLOORS WITH FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS BEHIND GRILL AND FRYERS AND UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

Inspection History

Redhot Ranch has had 8 inspections in the last 5 years with a 63% pass rate. Last inspection was on Sep 16, 2026.

Sep 16, 2026PassVIEWING NOW

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

2 violations
Sep 3, 2026Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

10 violations
Nov 26, 2025Pass

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

2 violations