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Express Grill Inc.
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 14, 2019
- address1730 S Halsted St, Chicago 60608
Is Express Grill Inc. clean?
Express Grill Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 14, 2019. 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 Express Grill Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 14, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT, AND DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO DIPPERWELL FOR THE FRONT HAND DIPPED ITALIAN ICE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DIPPER WELL WITH CITY COLD RUNING WATER AND A PROPER DRAIN AT FRONT ITALIAN ICE FREEZER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE WALL BEHIND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN, THERE IS A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON WALL, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Express Grill Inc. last inspected?
Express Grill Inc. has 14 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 13, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| December 3, 2020 | — | |
| June 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 22, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2012 | Pass |
Express Grill Inc. vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 June 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.