Fiesta Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 17, 2011. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Fiesta Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
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* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER OR VALID DOCUMENTATION ON PREMISES AT PRESENT TIME.POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED,SERVED TO CUSTOMERS (CHICKEN,BEEF,RICE BEANS)AND STORED.INSTRUCTED THAT ADDITIONAL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ARE NEEDED TO COVER ALL SHIFTS.SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012 (H000073182 14).
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMP SINK,REMOVE ALL ALUMINUM FOILS FROM SHELVINGS.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMP SINK,REMOVE ALL ALUMINUM FOILS FROM SHELVINGS.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND-UNDER-AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENTS INCLUDING FLOOR DRAINS.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND-UNDER-AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENTS INCLUDING FLOOR DRAINS.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES AT REAR FOOD PREP,SEAL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS ON CEILING TILES OVER COOKING GRILL.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES AT REAR FOOD PREP,SEAL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS ON CEILING TILES OVER COOKING GRILL.
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Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION OVER GAS CONNECTED GYRO FOOD EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE AND CLEAN HOOD/FILTERS OVER DEEP FRYERS.
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Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.MUST REMOVE CLUTTERED CONDITIONS AT REAR STORAGE ROOM.
When was Fiesta Grill last inspected?
Fiesta Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2010.
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 17, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.