Pan & Grill Coney Island is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 14, 2022. 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 Pan & Grill Coney Island?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NOTED EMPLOYEE WASHING DISHES AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT SETTING IT UP TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE. NO SANITIZER WAS USED TO SET UP THE SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT ALWAYS TO SET UP THE SINK WHEN WASHING EQUIPMENT. THE MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD THE EMPLOYEE SET UP THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE USING THE CHLORINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025
🧻grimy wiping cloths
Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE . INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER. • NOTED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA WITH NO STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MISSING STOPPERS.
🚿plumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND AROUND THE SERVICE COOLERS WITH DIRT, FOOD PARTICLE, AND GREASE.
🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAKING PIPE AT BOTTOM OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED THE BATHROOM DOOR AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA IS NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE AT THE DOOR AND MAINTAIN IT. • NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED THE BATHROOM DOOR AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA IS NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE AT THE DOOR AND MAINTAIN IT. • NOTED WASH ROOMS ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOMS AND UNISEX WASH ROOMS
🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NO THICK GREASE AND DIRT ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
When was Pan & Grill Coney Island last inspected?
Pan & Grill Coney Island has 4 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2020.
date
result
score
March 7, 2023
closed by the city
April 14, 2022
Pass w/ Conditions
November 10, 2020
Pass
November 6, 2020
Fail
Pan & Grill Coney Island vs Lake View
Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 April 14, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.