I-57 Rib House

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 3, 2021
• address1524 W 115Th St, Chicago 60643

Is I-57 Rib House clean?

I-57 Rib House is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 3, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at I-57 Rib House?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AND WASHROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED COOKED TURKEY 117.6F, COOKED PORK 105.3F-112.3F AND COOKED RIBS 86.4F-100.4F STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 30LBS AND $450. ALL HOT TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 135F OR ABOVE DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED COOKED LINKS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 50.3F-60F ON ROLLING CART IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. PRIORITY 7-38-005
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLES AT HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLES AT HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

When was I-57 Rib House last inspected?

I-57 Rib House has 19 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

I-57 Rib House vs Morgan Park

Morgan Park runs 67% clean across 212 tracked restaurants — 143 clean, 40 mid, 29 cooked.

Against the 212 spots Cooked tracks in Morgan Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.

Other spots in Morgan Park

• ✓ Beverly Woods Restaurant
  clean · May 7, 2019
• ? See Thru Kitchen
  cooked · March 12, 2012
• ✕ Harambee House Banquets & Dusties Buffets, Inc.
  cooked · May 29, 2012
• ✓ Waldo Cooney's Pizza
  clean · February 27, 2024
• ? My Boy Jack's
  cooked · May 23, 2012
• ✓ Fairplay Foods
  clean · June 18, 2026

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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 February 3, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.