Joe's Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 5, 2012
• address5102 S Racine Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Joe's Grill clean?

Joe's Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 5, 2012. 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 Joe's Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 5, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN: INTERIOR SHELVES AND DOOR OF POP COOLER,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.FOUND WOOD MATERIALS STORED ON FLOOR AND WALLS IN BASEMENT. MUST ELEVATE STORAGE AND ORGANIZE AWAY FROM WALLS TO PREVENT A PEST HARBORAGE AREA.

When was Joe's Grill last inspected?

Joe's Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to December 17, 2010.

Joe's Grill vs New City

New City runs 35% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 172 clean, 41 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, 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 January 5, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.