Granny's Kitchen

• resultFail
• critical violations5
• last inspectedAugust 25, 2023
• address2632 E 75Th St, Chicago 60649

Is Granny's Kitchen clean?

Granny's Kitchen is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 25, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Granny's Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE OR PROOF OF CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION AND PERSON ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN COOKING PREPING, HOLDING AND SERVING TCS FOOD ITEMS. EGGS, BACON, CHICKEN ETC... PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND/OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND SOAP IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SOAP AT ALL TIMES. NO PAPER TOWELS AT HANDSINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED SMOOTHIE STATION IN DINING AREA NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE A CITY PLUMBED HANDSINK INSTALLED IF THE STATION PLANS TO BE IN USE.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • FOUND CHEMICAL DISHMANCHINE WITH 0PPM AT RINSE. MACHINE MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL CORRECTED. MACHINE IS HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MISSING DISCLOSURE FOR CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU. INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE ON THE MENU WHICH FOODS ARE COOKED TO ORDER (EX. EGGS, HAMBURGERS, STEAK) WITH AN ASTERISK NEXT TO THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS; AND THEN BY ASTERISKING THEM TO A FOOTNOTE THAT STATES THESE ITEMS ARE SERVED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED OR CONTAIN (OR MAY CONTAIN) RAW OR UNDERCOOKED INGREDIENTS AND ALSO A REMINDER STATEMENT SUCH AS "Consuming raw or undercooked MEATS, POULTRY, seafood, shellfish, or EGGS may increase your RISK of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions" PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AREA TO STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AREA TO STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NO STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO ADEQUATELY MEASURE TEMPERATURES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN CONTAINERS FOR ALL BULK COMMODITIES. IE... FLOUR, SUGAR, CAKE MIX ETC. ALL CONTAINERS MUST BE SEALED AND LABELED WITH COMMODITY NAME. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED RODENT DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT APPROX 20-25 AT SIDE AREA, OBSERVED 40-50 DROPPINGS AND 3 DEAD MICE ON GLUE BOARDS IN CLOSET IN DONUT PREP ROOM, 20-25 DROPPINGS IN CLOSET NEXT TO EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. NO COMPLETE LOGBOOK ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN LOGBOOK AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY FOR SERVICE, CONTRACT AND LOGBOOK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • ALL FOOD/EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOOR MUST BE ELEVATED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • ALL FOOD/EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOOR MUST BE ELEVATED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL SINGLE USE ARTICLES STORED IN BASEMENT MUST BE COVERED AND FREE FROM CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL SINGLE USE ARTICLES STORED IN BASEMENT MUST BE COVERED AND FREE FROM CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • LARGE CAN OPENER IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED IN PREP AREA, WORN AND DISCOLORED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION TO ADEQUATELY MEASEURE SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION TO ADEQUATELY MEASEURE SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • ALL EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • ALL DRINK DISPENSOR NOZZLES AND AROUND NOZZLES IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAK AT HANDSINK AT P-TRAP AT FRONT HANDSINK, LEAK AT FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMET SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES WITH DAMAGED LIDS AND GREASE CONTAINER WITH GREASE BUILD UP ON AROUND TOP OF CONTAINER. INTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES WITH DAMAGED LIDS AND GREASE CONTAINER WITH GREASE BUILD UP ON AROUND TOP OF CONTAINER. INTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND SPLATTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL EMPLOYEES IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL EMPLOYEES IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE.

When was Granny's Kitchen last inspected?

Granny's Kitchen has 2 inspections on record going back to August 25, 2023.

Granny's Kitchen vs South Shore

South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.