Chicago Grill & Lemonade, Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 22, 2011
• address325 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60644

Is Chicago Grill & Lemonade, Inc. clean?

Chicago Grill & Lemonade, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 22, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Grill & Lemonade, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 2-DOOR PREP COOLER AT 55.1F & WALK IN COOLER AT 58.8F WITH FOODS STORED INSIDE.A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON BOTH UNITS ONCE REPAIRED FAX LETTER TO (312)746-4240 WHEN READY.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 40 OR BELOW.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A).
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES & FOOD APPEARS TO BE UNHOLSUM,SMELLED FOUL ODOR OF COOKED CHICKEN 104.2F-105.1F,3- 40LB. CASES OF RAW CHICKEN HAS A FOUL ODOR & AT 50.6F,51.6F,49.2F IN WALK IN COOLER,SLICED TOMATO 65.3F,SLICED BOLOGNA 64.0F,ITALIAN BEEF 69.2F-66.9F,CORNED BEEF 63.9F,SLIMY GREEN IN COLOR FOUL ODOR POLISH 65.5F,SLIMY GREEN IN COLOR & FOUL ODOR ON RAW HAMBURGERS 66.6F IN 2- DOOR PREP COOLER.PRODUCT WAS DUMPED & DENATURED.NO TIME & TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW.APPX. 183 LBS.$176.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A).
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,RUSTY GREASETRAP AT 3-COMP SINK .MUST REPLACE MISSING OUTLET COVER IN TOILET ROOM,WORN DOOR GASKEYS ON 2- DOOR PREP COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,RUSTY GREASETRAP AT 3-COMP SINK .MUST REPLACE MISSING OUTLET COVER IN TOILET ROOM,WORN DOOR GASKEYS ON 2- DOOR PREP COOLER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN GREASE & FOOD DEBRI FROM DEEP FRYERS,PREP TABLES,SINKS,SHELVING UNITS,FAN GUARD COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER,ROLLING CART,FILTERS,POP COOLER,COUNTER TOPS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS ESPECIALLY IN WALK IN COOLER,FLOOR ALONG WALLBASES.MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR DAMAGED FLOORTILES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS ESPECIALLY IN WALK IN COOLER,FLOOR ALONG WALLBASES.MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR DAMAGED FLOORTILES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED & MISSING CEILING TILES,WORN FRONT DOOR SWEEP & KEEP DOOR CLOSED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED & MISSING CEILING TILES,WORN FRONT DOOR SWEEP & KEEP DOOR CLOSED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY COMPRESSOR UNIT IN WALK IN COOLER,NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.MUST REMOVE ARTICLES FROM PREP TABLES.

When was Chicago Grill & Lemonade, Inc. last inspected?

Chicago Grill & Lemonade, Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2011.

Chicago Grill & Lemonade, Inc. vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 July 22, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.