Cheesie's Pub & Grub

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 28, 2023
• address1365 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Cheesie's Pub & Grub clean?

Cheesie's Pub & Grub is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 28, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cheesie's Pub & Grub?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 28, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PINK CALCIUM RESIDUE ON THE LEFT CORNER OF ICE MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO SCHEDULE A CLEANING FOR ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP AND FOOD DEBRIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THREE DOOR REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST ICE ACCUMULATION AND DETAIL CLEAN THE BOTTOM OF THREE DOOR DREEZER. • OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION IN THE VENTILATION HOOD OVER COOKING AND FRYING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SPILLED FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ALSO OBSERVED ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEFORST, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. • NON-FUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOUND IN THE UPSTAIRS AND BASEMENT AREA OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS OR EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED OR NECCESSARY TO THE DAILY OPERATION OF FACILITY.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LOW LIGHTING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LOW LIGHTING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.

When was Cheesie's Pub & Grub last inspected?

Cheesie's Pub & Grub has 19 inspections on record going back to April 28, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cheesie's Pub & Grub vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Cheesie's Pub & Grub
  clean · December 16, 2015
• ✓ Awake Cafe
  clean · October 23, 2017
• ✓ Potbelly Sandwich Works, Llc
  clean · April 2, 2026
• ✓ The Lil' Bake Shop
  clean · February 21, 2014
• ✓ Leona's Pizzeria
  clean · February 17, 2015
• ✓ Leona's Pizzeria
  clean · September 23, 2014

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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 December 28, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.