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Flat Top Grill
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 25, 2015
- address1400-1402 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Flat Top Grill clean?
Flat Top Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 25, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. 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 August 25, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, PASTA, BEEF, ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND OR SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012(A).
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED TORN REFRIGERATION GASKETS ON THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AT THE FRONT PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED TORN REFRIGERATION GASKETS ON THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AT THE FRONT PREP STATION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE WALK IN COOLER SHELVES AND IN THE GASKET OF THE 1 DOOR REFRIGERATOR AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED MISSING COVING ALONG THE WALL DIVIDING THE REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK AND THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE DISH AREA AND TO MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED MISSING COVING ALONG THE WALL DIVIDING THE REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK AND THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE DISH AREA AND TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE CEILING VENT ABOVE DRY STORAGE AND THE ICE CRUSHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS IN THE DISHWASHING AREA AND TO MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON THE CEILING VENT ABOVE DRY STORAGE AND THE ICE CRUSHING MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS IN THE DISHWASHING AREA AND TO MAINTAIN.
When was Flat Top Grill last inspected?
Flat Top Grill has 6 inspections on record going back to September 10, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| August 25, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 18, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2013 | Fail |
Flat Top Grill vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 25, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.