Red Robin's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 10, 2016
• address328 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60601

Is Red Robin's clean?

Red Robin's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 10, 2016. 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 Red Robin's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 10, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Caulk around exposed hand sinks in kitchen prep areas, in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced. Reach in coolers in kitchen prep area, that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Caulk around exposed hand sinks in kitchen prep areas, in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced. Reach in coolers in kitchen prep area, that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces/sides of cooking equipment in kitchen prep area, not clean, had excess grease build up, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Non food contact surfaces of ice machine(exterior)not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, had excess grease build up, needs detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in rear kitchen prep area by 3 compartment sink, exposed hand sink needs re-grouting. Floors in bsmt storage room under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in walk in cooler under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean, had excess grease build up, needs detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in rear kitchen prep area by 3 compartment sink, exposed hand sink needs re-grouting. Floors in bsmt storage room under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in walk in cooler under shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tiles, and exhaust vents(ventilation), in rear kitchen area not clean, need detailed cleaning.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling tiles, and exhaust vents(ventilation), in rear kitchen area not clean, need detailed cleaning.

When was Red Robin's last inspected?

Red Robin's has 6 inspections on record going back to May 29, 2014.

Red Robin's 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 August 10, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.