David's Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 21, 2025
• address800 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608

Is David's Grill clean?

David's Grill is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 21, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at David's Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • FRONT COOLERS WITH NO THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF COOLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER ARE RUSTY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE RACKS. MUST MAINTAIN A RUST FREE, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH GREASE AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN GREASE TRAP.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • THE FIRST UNISEX TOILET ROOM TRASH RECEPTACLE DOES NOT HAVE A COVER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH A COVER AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • THE FIRST UNISEX TOILET ROOM TRASH RECEPTACLE DOES NOT HAVE A COVER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH A COVER AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • REAR STORAGE AREA WITH CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, CLEAN, ORGANIZEAND MAINTAIN AREA. • FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND SINKS, STORAGE RACKS, COOKING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. • WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN STAIN FREE CEILING TILES. • MOPS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP TO PROPERLY AIR DRY MOP(S). MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE/POOR LIGHTING INSIDE THE TOILET ROOMS AND IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE THE LIGHTING INTENSITY AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE/POOR LIGHTING INSIDE THE TOILET ROOMS AND IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE THE LIGHTING INTENSITY AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • CFM ON SITE ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE IS EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE.

When was David's Grill last inspected?

David's Grill has 16 inspections on record going back to May 14, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

David's Grill vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 48% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 553 clean, 95 mid, 494 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 August 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.