Nesh Mediterranean Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 16, 2020
• address205 W Monroe St, Chicago 60606

Is Nesh Mediterranean Grill clean?

Nesh Mediterranean Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 16, 2020. 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 Nesh Mediterranean Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 16, 2020, 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 • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON SITE OR NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIAARHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED IN USE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP OF FACILITY WITH CHEMICAL SANITIZING SOLUTION READING AT 0PPM DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE CHEMICAL SANITIZE AT PROPER CONCENTRATION OF 200 PPM.PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 70 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN SHAWARMA LOCATED IN WALK IN COOLER @ IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF SAID TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD @ 101F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO HOLD ALL COLD FOOD ITEMS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED DURING THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED VARIOUS TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS ( RED PEPPER HUMMUS,MEDITERRANEAN SALAD, COOKED CHICKEN SHAWARMA , RED CABBAGE SLAW, TAHINI AND TZATZIKI SAUCES, AND COOKED CHICK PEAS) STORED IN WALK IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA WITHOUT ANY DATE MARKING LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE LABELS (NOT TO EXCEED 7 DAYS ON ALL REFRIGERATED, READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. MUST MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED NO LABELS ON MINT LEMONADE LOCATED IN FRONT DISPLAY COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES IN FRONT PREP AREA PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT HAIRNETS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES IN FRONT PREP AREA PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT HAIRNETS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR PREP AREA, MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS NEAR WALK IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR PREP AREA, MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS NEAR WALK IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.

When was Nesh Mediterranean Grill last inspected?

Nesh Mediterranean Grill has 15 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Nesh Mediterranean Grill vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 16, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.