Mcgee's Tavern &Grille

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 2, 2024
• address950 W Webster Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Mcgee's Tavern &Grille clean?

Mcgee's Tavern &Grille is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 2, 2024. 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 Mcgee's Tavern &Grille?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 2, 2024, 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 OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTANERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSRVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE LIQUOR WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE SHELVING.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK DRAINING SLOW IN THE 1ST WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN MEN'S WASHROOM LOCATED NEXT TO FRON BAR AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTINA.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN REAR OF KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN REAR OF KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS IN ALL WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTS CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUTLIGHT ABOVE PREP COOLERS IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ALSO OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS. MUST PROVIDE LIGHTHING AND CLEAN VENTILATION VENTS
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURN OUTLIGHT ABOVE PREP COOLERS IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ALSO OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS. MUST PROVIDE LIGHTHING AND CLEAN VENTILATION VENTS

When was Mcgee's Tavern &Grille last inspected?

Mcgee's Tavern &Grille has 3 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2024.

Mcgee's Tavern &Grille vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, 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 May 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.