Flat Top Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 4, 2012
• address1000 W Washington Blvd, Chicago 60607

Is Flat Top Grill clean?

Flat Top Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 4, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Flat Top Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 4, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND 4LBS OF WHITE AND YELLOW NOODLES AT 48.9F AND 49.2F RESPECTIVELY AT THE COLD DISPLAY COUNTER VALUED AT $20.00 WHICH MAINTAINS FOODS COLD WITH ICE UNDER FOOD HOLDING CONTAINERS. ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGEMENT WILLINGLY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOODS ITEMS.CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILD MUST BE PROPERLY STORED INVERTED TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTAMINATION UNTIL USED.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILD MUST BE PROPERLY STORED INVERTED TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTAMINATION UNTIL USED.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DIRTY CAN OPENER AT PREP AREA
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DIRTY CAN OPENER AT PREP AREA
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST REPAINT ALL RUSTY DRY STORAGE RACKS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN STICKY FLOOR AT BAR AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN STICKY FLOOR AT BAR AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR WALL AT FRONT PREP AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR WALL AT FRONT PREP AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST TIGHTEN FAUCET BASE AT 2COMP SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDER HAND SINK IN DISH MACHINE AREA.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS AT ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS AT ALL TIMES.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS AT ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE DISPENSER SCOOPER IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE DISPENSER SCOOPER IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINER.

When was Flat Top Grill last inspected?

Flat Top Grill has 7 inspections on record going back to April 8, 2010.

Flat Top Grill vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

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  clean · May 10, 2010
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• ✓! Karyn's On Green
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• ✓ Karyn's On Green
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• ✓ Chicago Lighthouse Convenience Store
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• ✓ Leon's Sausage Company
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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 October 4, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.