Devon Seafood Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2019
• address39 E Chicago Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Devon Seafood Grill clean?

Devon Seafood Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 8, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Devon Seafood Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF A SLIMY BLACK SUBSTANCE BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST REMOVE SUBSTANCE, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN ICE MACHINES AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION CORRECTED ON SITE. FACILITY HAS THE ICE MACHINES PROFESSIONALLY SERVICED AND CLEANED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. -
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • - OBSERVED KNIFE STORED IN THE CREVICE BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN THE UPSTAIRS BAR AREA. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ALL UTENSILS IN BETWEEN USE IN A CLEAN DRY LOCATION THAT IS LOCATED AWAY FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. -
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • - OBSERVED KNIFE STORED IN THE CREVICE BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN THE UPSTAIRS BAR AREA. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ALL UTENSILS IN BETWEEN USE IN A CLEAN DRY LOCATION THAT IS LOCATED AWAY FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. -
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • - OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION. -
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • - OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION. -
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT, AND CALCIUM BUILDUP ON/AROUND THE DISH MACHINE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT, AND CALCIUM BUILDUP ON/AROUND THE DISH MACHINE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • - OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE CEILING TILE BY THE COOK LINE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE KITCHEN AND PREP AREAS. MUST REPLACE. -
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -

When was Devon Seafood Grill last inspected?

Devon Seafood Grill has 20 inspections on record going back to December 1, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Devon Seafood Grill vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.