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Mr. B's Caribbean Grill
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 15, 2026
- address4801 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60630
Is Mr. B's Caribbean Grill clean?
Mr. B's Caribbean Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mr. B's Caribbean Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE UPON ARRIVAL WHILE TCS FOODS BEEF, CHICKEN ARE PREPPED AND SERVED. JASON BARRETT ARRIVED ON SITE AT 12:40PM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SOIL AND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP IN HOODS ABOVE GRIDDLE INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP IN HOODS ABOVE GRIDDLE INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DO ENSURE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
- ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION NOT CORRECTED IN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2629375 DATED 01/07/26. #38 OBSERVED MORE THAN 100 RODENT DROPPINGS THROGHOUT BASMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECOMMENDED. DROPPING HAD DECEASED TO 15-20. MANAGER CLEANED UP DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUEDPrevious Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION NOT CORRECTED IN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2629375 DATED 01/07/26. #38 OBSERVED MORE THAN 100 RODENT DROPPINGS THROGHOUT BASMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECOMMENDED. DROPPING HAD DECEASED TO 15-20. MANAGER CLEANED UP DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED
When was Mr. B's Caribbean Grill last inspected?
Mr. B's Caribbean Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to February 7, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 9, 2026 | — | |
| January 7, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2025 | Fail |
Mr. B's Caribbean Grill vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.