Fogon

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 1, 2011
• address1235 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Fogon clean?

Fogon is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 1, 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 Fogon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN AND REPAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP, CLEAN INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE OVENS, UNDER GRILLS, INTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS, FRYER, AND EXHAUST HOOD IN KITCHEN, INTERIOR OF BOTH 3COMP SINKS AT KITCHEN AND BASEMENT AREA.
• ⚠️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. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT AND AT BASEMENT AREA. MUST PROVIDE THERSHOLDS AT ENTRY DOORS.
  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. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT AND AT BASEMENT AREA. MUST PROVIDE THERSHOLDS AT ENTRY DOORS.
• ⚠️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. SEAL ALL RAW GOOD AROUND SCREEN DOOR AT KITCHEN, RAW WOODEN BEAMS AT BASEMENT ON CEILING.
  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. SEAL ALL RAW GOOD AROUND SCREEN DOOR AT KITCHEN, RAW WOODEN BEAMS AT BASEMENT ON CEILING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF LIGHT BULBS AT EXHAUST HOOD.
• 🪳pests in the house
  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. REPAIR LEAKY PIPES UNDER 3 COMP SINK AT KITCHEN. PROVIDE 3 SINK STOPPERS FOR ALL 3 COMP SINKS AT BOTH BAR AREAS AND KITCHEN. PROVIDE LID FOR TOILET WATER TANK AT BASEMENT.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. DECLUTTER AND ORGANIZE ITEMS IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM CLOSET ON 2ND FLOOR.

When was Fogon last inspected?

Fogon has 5 inspections on record going back to August 12, 2010.

Fogon 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 0% 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 December 1, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.