R J Grunts

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 19, 2026
• address2054-2056 N Lincoln Park West, Chicago 60614

Is R J Grunts clean?

R J Grunts is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at R J Grunts?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • BULK FLOUR CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN THE BUCKETS OF SANITIZING SOLUTION PROVIDED BETWEEN USE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE.----MUST NOT USE RAW WOODEN 2X4 AS A MEANS OF SUPPORT UNDER THE DISH MACHINE DRAIN BOARD.----MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE METAL ELECTRICAL BOX ON THE COOKS LINE WALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AT ICE MACHINES WITH SOME DEBRIS, POOLING LIQUID AT THE BAG IN BOX SODA DISPENSING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----NOTED MISSING GROUT BETWEEN TILES THROUGHOUT VARIOUS AREAS OF THE BASEMENT KITCHEN WITH POOLING LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GROUT AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS. ALSO MISSING FLOOR TILE ON THE 1ST FLOOR COOKS LNE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.----MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE BASEMENT KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • MISSING BASEBOARD COVING THROUGHOUT VARIOUS AREAS IN THE BASEMENT KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.

When was R J Grunts last inspected?

R J Grunts has 20 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

R J Grunts vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

• ✓ The Spice House
  clean · December 22, 2016
• ? The Clark Bar
  cooked · February 25, 2014
• ✓ Boston Market
  clean · February 19, 2014
• ✓ Ravens
  clean · June 29, 2018
• ✓! Wiener's Circle
  mid · October 22, 2014
• ✓ Ranalli's
  clean · March 26, 2010

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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 May 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.