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Hot Rod Grill
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 12, 2014
- address6235-6237 N Western Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Hot Rod Grill clean?
Hot Rod Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 12, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Hot Rod Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2014, 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 • AT 230PM DURING INSPECTION FOUND NO CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND HANDLED. MUST ALWAYS HAVE A CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND COOKED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF BOTH DEEP FRYERS. TO REMOVE GREASE BUILD-UP.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST DECLUTTER/BETTER ORGANIZE MOP SINK ROOM AREA SO AS TO HAVE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
When was Hot Rod Grill last inspected?
Hot Rod Grill has 9 inspections on record going back to April 7, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| May 12, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2013 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2012 | Fail | |
| April 27, 2010 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2010 | Fail | |
| April 7, 2010 | Fail |
Hot Rod Grill vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 May 12, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.