Ricky G's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 16, 2012
• address7121 N Western Ave, Chicago 60645

Is Ricky G's clean?

Ricky G's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 16, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ricky G's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 16, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED DISCHARGE WATER LINE INSIDE ICE BIN, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REROUTE LINE TO A FLOOR DRAIN. • PROVIDE A CONTAINER TO STORE ICE SCOOP BEHIND BAR AREA.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED DISCHARGE WATER LINE INSIDE ICE BIN, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REROUTE LINE TO A FLOOR DRAIN. • PROVIDE A CONTAINER TO STORE ICE SCOOP BEHIND BAR AREA.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE SMALL WHITE COOLER UNDER THE BAR COUNTER,DEBRIS BUILD-UP. CLEAN INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,AND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM, REAR AREA. • STRONG ODOR OF URINE IN MEN'S WASHROOM INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BROKEN AND UNEVEN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE ICE MACHINE,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDER THE BAR COUNTER,WALK-IN BEER COOLER, UNUSED KITCHEN, BEHIND VIDEO MACHINE AND REAR STORAGE WERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED,DEBRIS BUILD-UP THROUGHOUT
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BROKEN AND UNEVEN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE ICE MACHINE,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR UNDER THE BAR COUNTER,WALK-IN BEER COOLER, UNUSED KITCHEN, BEHIND VIDEO MACHINE AND REAR STORAGE WERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED,DEBRIS BUILD-UP THROUGHOUT
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL WALL AROUND PIPE INSIDE THE CABINETS UNDER THE WASH BOWL IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL WALL AROUND PIPE INSIDE THE CABINETS UNDER THE WASH BOWL IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE IS NEEDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM. PROVIDE STOPPERS FOR BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS. OBSERVED LEAKING PIPE AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND BAR AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELEVATED ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR NEEDED AT UNUSED KITCHEN.

When was Ricky G's last inspected?

Ricky G's has 1 inspection on record going back to August 16, 2012.

Ricky G's vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 45% 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 16, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.