Rj's Mexican Grill

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 30, 2023
• address5536 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630

Is Rj's Mexican Grill clean?

Rj's Mexican Grill is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 30, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Rj's Mexican Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 30, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED GAP ON SIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED NON FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. • 4-202.15: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON TIP OF CAN OPENER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CAN OPENER AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON ICE MACHINE OR UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON ICE MACHINE AND UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY LOCATED AND SERVICED. • 5-205.15: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAUCET AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED MISSING OR STAINED CEILING TILES IN FRONT DINING AND REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE.

When was Rj's Mexican Grill last inspected?

Rj's Mexican Grill has 6 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2021.

Rj's Mexican Grill vs Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 30, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.