Freshii

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 1, 2019
• address600 E Grand Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Freshii clean?

Freshii is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 1, 2019. 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 Freshii?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • Violation Codes: 2-101.11. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION, WHILE COOKED BEANS ARE BEING PREPARED. THE DESIGNATED PERSON IN CHARGE, WHO IS ON SITE, MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION LICENSE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • Violation Codes: 2-102.14(O). Inspector Comments: - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • Violation Codes: 2-501.11. Inspector Comments: - NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN POLICY FOR THE PHYSICAL KIT, EFFECTIVE FOR ELIMINATING NOROVIRUS, ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • Violation Codes: 4-204.112(B). Inspector Comments: - MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS TO BE EASILY READABLE AND CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED INSIDE ALL COOLERS, AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • Violation Codes: 4-903.12. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED ARTICLES IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM STORED DIRECTLY UNDER WASTE WATER LINES. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ALL ARTICLES AWAY FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • Violation Codes: 4-903.12. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED ARTICLES IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM STORED DIRECTLY UNDER WASTE WATER LINES. MUST REMOVE AND STORE ALL ARTICLES AWAY FROM POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: 6-501.12. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED EXCESS DIRT/FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE PREP TABLES, UNDER THE 3 COMP SINK, AND IN THE FLOOR DRAINS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • Violation Codes: 6-501.114. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED CLUTTER, VARIOUS ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST REMOVE ALL ARTICLES/EQUIPMENT UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION. DETAIL CLEAN AREA. ORGANIZE ALL OTHER DRY STORAGE ITEMS, ARTICLES, AND EQUIPMENT; AND STORE ON SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Violation Codes: 2-102.13. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES MISSING. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Violation Codes: 2-102.13. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES MISSING. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • Violation Codes: 2-102.13. Inspector Comments: - MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS, AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE.

When was Freshii last inspected?

Freshii has 7 inspections on record going back to November 20, 2015.

Freshii vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North 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 July 1, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.