Chicago Steak & Lemonade Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 4, 2016
• address3944 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago 60624

Is Chicago Steak & Lemonade Inc. clean?

Chicago Steak & Lemonade Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 4, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Steak & Lemonade Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 4, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND UNCLEAN/GREASY BOXES BEING USED ON TOP OF SHELVES THROUGHOUT OPERATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNCLEAN BOXES AND TO CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL COVERED SURFACES IF DIRTY OR RUSTY.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND UNCLEAN/GREASY BOXES BEING USED ON TOP OF SHELVES THROUGHOUT OPERATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNCLEAN BOXES AND TO CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL COVERED SURFACES IF DIRTY OR RUSTY.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES UNDERNEATH, ALL LEGS AND WHEELS TO ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS, PREP TABLES. SINKS, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS. EXTERIORS OF GARBAGE CONTAINERS, EXTERIOR OF PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER ABOVE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND ALL OTHER GREASY AND UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN GREASE AND DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MUST ALSO REMOVE GREASY/DIRTY BOXES FROM FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER AND THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN GREASE AND DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MUST ALSO REMOVE GREASY/DIRTY BOXES FROM FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER AND THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM PLASTIC PROTECTIVE GUARD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND DIRT, STAINS, AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DUST BUILD-UP FROM ALL WALL AND CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM PLASTIC PROTECTIVE GUARD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, AND DIRT, STAINS, AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DUST BUILD-UP FROM ALL WALL AND CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PROVIDE SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUL ODOR COMING FROM FLOOR DRAIN UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, ALSO OBSERVED A FROTHY RESIDUE SITTING ON TOP OF THE WATER IN THE FLOOR DRAIN THAT IS NOT DRAINING OUT COMPLETELY ONCE THE WATER IS TURNED OFF. MUST CONTACT A PLUMBER TO SERVICE THIS DRAIN AND CLEAN OUT GREASE TRAP.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • DISCARD DIRTY STANDING WATER IN MOP BUCKET IN REAR, CAN RESULT IN PEST BREEDING.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN HANDLING UNCOVERED FOODS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN HANDLING UNCOVERED FOODS.
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations • FOUND ASHTRAYS WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS AND ASHES IN THE GARBAGE CONTAINER IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. 7-32-030(C).
  No Smoking Regulations • FOUND ASHTRAYS WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS AND ASHES IN THE GARBAGE CONTAINER IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. 7-32-030(C).

When was Chicago Steak & Lemonade Inc. last inspected?

Chicago Steak & Lemonade Inc. has 10 inspections on record going back to February 4, 2010.

Chicago Steak & Lemonade Inc. vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 October 4, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.