Chicago Express Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 23, 2024
• address4300 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60653

Is Chicago Express Grill clean?

Chicago Express Grill is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 23, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Express Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR IN POOR REPAIR (BROKEN). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR IN POOR REPAIR (BROKEN). MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE TOILET AND A HOLE IN THE CEILING AND WALL IN THE HALWAY LEADING TO THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.

When was Chicago Express Grill last inspected?

Chicago Express Grill has 2 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2023.

Chicago Express Grill vs Grand Boulevard

Grand Boulevard runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 52 mid, 34 cooked.

Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Grand Boulevard, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.