Mcgill's Bar & Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 21, 2015
• address4551-4553 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60630

Is Mcgill's Bar & Grill clean?

Mcgill's Bar & Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 21, 2015. 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 Mcgill's Bar & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOOD REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND COOKED/ PREPARED FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER HAVE LABEL AND DATE WHEN PRODUCT IS HELD OVER 24 HOURS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOOD REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND COOKED/ PREPARED FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER HAVE LABEL AND DATE WHEN PRODUCT IS HELD OVER 24 HOURS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NO FAN COVER IN DINING AREA AT SOUTH-EAST CORNER,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. NO DISCHARGE HOSE ATTACHED AT ALL POP GUN HOLDER BEHIND BAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAID HOSE DISCHARGING ON FLOOR DRAINS. NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN CONDIMENTS AND CLEAN POTS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT LEFT SIDE OF THE SINK WITH A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL BROKEN RUBBER GASKETS AROUND THE DOOR INSIDE THE WHITE REACH-IN FREEZER WERE BEER GLASSES ARE KEPT COLD.BEHIND BAR AREA. BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AT LEFT SIDE PANEL OF INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TOP PART,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,IN BASEMENT AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NO FAN COVER IN DINING AREA AT SOUTH-EAST CORNER,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. NO DISCHARGE HOSE ATTACHED AT ALL POP GUN HOLDER BEHIND BAR AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAID HOSE DISCHARGING ON FLOOR DRAINS. NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN CONDIMENTS AND CLEAN POTS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD AT LEFT SIDE OF THE SINK WITH A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL BROKEN RUBBER GASKETS AROUND THE DOOR INSIDE THE WHITE REACH-IN FREEZER WERE BEER GLASSES ARE KEPT COLD.BEHIND BAR AREA. BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AT LEFT SIDE PANEL OF INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TOP PART,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,IN BASEMENT AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE THE TWO FRYERS,HOOD AND FILTERS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN,AT PREP FRONT AREA. ACCUMULATION OF DUST ON PIPES UNDER THE BAR COUNTER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENTS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CEMENT FLOOR BROKEN INSIDE THE BEER COOLER,IN BASEMENT AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.FLOOR UNDER THE COUNTER BROKEN ,UNEVEN AND WITH ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.OPENING ON FLOOR BETWEEN THE BASEBOARD AND FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE DINING AREA,KITCHEN AND BAR.SCREEN MESH ARE INSTALLED ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN,BAR AREA AND DINING AREA.OBSERVED GREASE AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATED UNDER AND ON TOP THE SCREEN MESH.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIALS FOR PROPER HOUSEKEEPING. PLASTIC FLOOR TILES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER BY THE BAR IN POOR REPAIR/ BROKEN AND NOT SEALED ON FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN NOT SEALED SAID FLOOR TILES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CEMENT FLOOR BROKEN INSIDE THE BEER COOLER,IN BASEMENT AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.FLOOR UNDER THE COUNTER BROKEN ,UNEVEN AND WITH ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.OPENING ON FLOOR BETWEEN THE BASEBOARD AND FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE DINING AREA,KITCHEN AND BAR.SCREEN MESH ARE INSTALLED ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN,BAR AREA AND DINING AREA.OBSERVED GREASE AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATED UNDER AND ON TOP THE SCREEN MESH.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIALS FOR PROPER HOUSEKEEPING. PLASTIC FLOOR TILES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER BY THE BAR IN POOR REPAIR/ BROKEN AND NOT SEALED ON FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN NOT SEALED SAID FLOOR TILES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL BEHIND THE WHITE REACH-IN FREEZER ,BEHIND AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXCESS FOOD STAINS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.IF THE WALLS ARE PAINTED MUST USE BRIGHT COLORS. BROKEN,ABSORBENT WOOD WALL INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER BY THE BAR.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR WITH A SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALL BEHIND THE WHITE REACH-IN FREEZER ,BEHIND AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXCESS FOOD STAINS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.IF THE WALLS ARE PAINTED MUST USE BRIGHT COLORS. BROKEN,ABSORBENT WOOD WALL INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER BY THE BAR.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR WITH A SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • NO LIGHT COVER PROVIDE AT LIGHT BULB ABOVE PREP TABLE BY THE FRONT WINDOW,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • ADDITIONAL STOPPER IS NEED FOR THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. • LEAKING PIPES UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN/BAR,ALSO FAUCET IS LEAKING. COLD WATER HANDLE AT MIDDLE BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS LEAKING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PIPE,FAUCET AND COLD WATER HANDLE

When was Mcgill's Bar & Grill last inspected?

Mcgill's Bar & Grill has 9 inspections on record going back to September 29, 2010.

Mcgill's Bar & Grill vs Albany Park

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Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany 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 January 21, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.