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Olive Mountain Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 3, 2025
- address2960 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Olive Mountain Grill clean?
Olive Mountain Grill is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Olive Mountain Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAN.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE RICE AND SUGAR CONTAINERS IN REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE ALL ACOOPS AND UTENSILS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN BETWEEN USE.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE RICE AND SUGAR CONTAINERS IN REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE ALL ACOOPS AND UTENSILS WITH HANDLES NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS IN BETWEEN USE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITES IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. OBSERVED 2-DOOR REAR PREP COOLER AND 1DOOR FRONT PREP COOLER NOT IN USE. MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE REFRIGERATION UNITS FROM PREMISES. • OBSERVED A FEW DAMGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT AND REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES OR ALL THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES OR ALL THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL THE REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WITHOUT PROOF OF THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBATIN PROOF OF FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.
When was Olive Mountain Grill last inspected?
Olive Mountain Grill has 3 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2024 | — |
Olive Mountain Grill vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 June 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.