Cameron's Ice Cream & Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 27, 2022
• address1401 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago 60614

Is Cameron's Ice Cream & Grill clean?

Cameron's Ice Cream & Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 27, 2022. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Cameron's Ice Cream & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • DRY FOOD STORED INSIDE PLASTIC CONTAINERS, NOT LABLED.INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH COMMON NAME(FLOUR, SUGAR,ETC)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.PROVIDE RAISED SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, INCLUDED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER THE INTERIOR STAINLESS PANEL IS RUSTY AT THE ICE BIN OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT OR REPLACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE WAS PROVIDED AT THE ICE MACHINE WATER LINE IN THE PREP/KITCHEN AREA. MUST BE INSTALLED SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED OR TO KNOW THE LOCATION.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • LID IS REQUIRED AT GARBAGE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE STAFF WASHROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • LID IS REQUIRED AT GARBAGE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE STAFF WASHROOM
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • GREASE ON WALLS IN PREP AREA CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.ALSO, ON FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,AND THROUGHOUT • MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE THE EXTERIOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA,REPLACE. MISSING WALL TILES IN PREP AREA, REPLACED WITH DUCT TAPE. REMOVE SAID TAPE. WALLS MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL .
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ARE PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

When was Cameron's Ice Cream & Grill last inspected?

Cameron's Ice Cream & Grill has 15 inspections on record going back to December 31, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cameron's Ice Cream & Grill vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 27, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.