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Macaroni Grill (T3-K2)

October 22, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings3
critical findings0

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Failed findings

plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED PIPES AND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH GREASE AND SOIL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND BAR AREAS. INCLUDING EQUIPMENT CASTERS, UNDERSIDES, ETC. REMOVE ALL GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS, LITTER. • OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF SEVERAL COOLERS WITH DEBRIS AND SOIL BUILD UP PARTICULARLY INSIDE MOTOR HOUSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.11 OBSERVED DAMAGED CAULK IN THE AREA ABOVE DISH MACHINE AROUND VENT HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE. BROKEN COVING AT CORNER BEHIND PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM KITCHEN HAND WASH SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TO FACILITATE CLEANING AND TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. BROKEN FLOOR TILES AT BAR AREA ICE BIN. MUST REPAIR. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS AND WALLS THROGHOUT FACILITY WITH DEBRIS AND SOIL BUILD UP PARTICULARLY IN DISH, PREP, AND BAR AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected

Inspector note: 8-404.13 (B:3)OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED. REPORT #2644049 DATED OCTOBER 9 2026 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO: #38 ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. OBSERVED MORE THAN 15 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING IN DINING ROOM, BAR AREA, DISH AREA, AND PREP AREA. OBSERVED 8 LIVE ROACHES THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING IN DISH AREA UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN PREP AREA BEHIND REFRIGERATION AND PREPPING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADDRESS ALL PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS. ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. WASH AND SANITIZE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT. HAVE PREMISES SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL COMPANY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 20, 2026: 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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