M G Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 15, 2022
• address6253 N Mccormick Rd, Chicago 60659

Is M G Cafe clean?

M G Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 15, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at M G Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 15, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • MANAGER PROVIDED NO PROOF OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY INCLUDING A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7.38.010.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND SOAP DISPENSER FOR HANDWASHING ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MOVE DISPENSER NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FOUND REAR SCREEN DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING TO FRAME. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING, OR REMOVE AND KEEP EXTERIOR DOOR CLOSED TO DETER ENTRY OF PESTS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • FOUND DISHES ON SHELF IN PREP AREA NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT DURING STORAGE.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • FOUND DISHES ON SHELF IN PREP AREA NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT DURING STORAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND UNFINISHED WOOD BACKING BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE NONABSORBANT AND SMOOTH FOR EASY CLEANING.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND PAPER LINED SHELVES UNDER TEA STATION. MUST REMOVE PAPER LINER ON SHELVING TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND GAPS IN DRY WALL LEDGE BEHIND COUNTER. WALL JUNCTURES MUST BE COVED AND CLOSED TO 1MM OR LESS. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND DUSTY CEILING VENTS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. FOUND DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN PREP AREA. • FOUND BROKEN WALL BASE IN EAST STORAGE ROOM C. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN UTILITY ROOM. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST MONITORING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING BY THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was M G Cafe last inspected?

M G Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to August 15, 2022.

M G Cafe 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 26% 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 15, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.