Citygrounds

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedNovember 18, 2019
• address507 W Dickens Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Citygrounds clean?

Citygrounds is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 18, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Citygrounds?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 18, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • PERSON IN CHARGE HAS AN EXPIRED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE POSTED, (11/4/2019). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PERSON IN CHARGE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES OR PROCEDURES ONSITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST POST HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS TO TCS/RTE FOODS, (AVOCADO) PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER ONSITE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF HOT OR COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES; FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC., WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED UNCOVERED PASTRIES BEING STORED/DISPLAYED ON THE FRONT COUNTER FOR SALE. INSTRUCTED TO COVER PASTRIES AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED UNCOVERED PASTRIES BEING STORED/DISPLAYED ON THE FRONT COUNTER FOR SALE. INSTRUCTED TO COVER PASTRIES AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED UNDER THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT DISHES BEING STORED UNDER THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND TORN REFRIGERATION GASKETS ON MULTIPLE REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE ALL TORN GASKETS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.

When was Citygrounds last inspected?

Citygrounds has 12 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2011.

Citygrounds vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

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• ✓ Riccardo Enoteca
  clean · October 23, 2012
• ✓! B B Q Joint
  mid · June 17, 2016
• ✓ The Mexican Homestyle Food & Drink
  clean · May 10, 2011
• ✓! Qdoba Mexican Grill
  mid · January 11, 2013
• ✓ Starfruit Cafe
  clean · June 21, 2011

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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 November 18, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.