I - 94 Ribs & Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 8, 2025
• address325 W 47Th St, Chicago 60609

Is I - 94 Ribs & Grill clean?

I - 94 Ribs & Grill is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at I - 94 Ribs & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AVAILABLE AT HANDSINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THEROMETERS FOR INSIDE 2 DOOR COOLING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-601.11 OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS CONTAINING WORKING INGREDIENTS (FLOUR) STORE ON PREP TABLE SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR ATTACHED TO STORAGE SPACE NOT RODENT PROOF. OBSERVED APPROXIMATLEY 1/4 INCH GAP BETWEEN DOOR AND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ENCLOSE TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-102.11 OBSERVED SEAONED CHICKEN STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAG STORED INSIDE 2 DOOR COOLING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE ONLY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE AS REQUIRED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED BLACK MOLD LIKE SPORES AS WELL AS RUST THROUGHOUT INTERIOR SURFACES OF 2 DOOR UNIT AS WELL AS SHELVING RACKS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF BUILDUP.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED PLUMBING FIXTURES LOCATED IN TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED PLUMBING FIXTURES LOCATED IN TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ITEMS STORED IN REAR STORAGE AREA NEXT TO UPRIGHT FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESARY ITEMS (BARBER CHAIRS, CLOTHING ARTICLES, BIKES, ETC, CLEAN AND ELEVATE ALL ITMES AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.MUST MIANTAIN PREMISE. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED LARGE HOLES IN WALLS THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE WALLS AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.12 NOTED FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRASH, FOOD DEBRIS, AND POOLING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED BURNED OUT BULBS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN FRONT PREP/DINING AREA CEILING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS INCREASE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED BURNED OUT BULBS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN FRONT PREP/DINING AREA CEILING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS INCREASE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.

When was I - 94 Ribs & Grill last inspected?

I - 94 Ribs & Grill has 13 inspections on record going back to March 25, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.

I - 94 Ribs & Grill vs Fuller Park

Fuller Park runs 61% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 89 clean, 36 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in Fuller Park, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 September 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.