Rubi Grocery

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 8, 2010
• address1501 W 51St St, Chicago 60609
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Rubi Grocery clean?

Rubi Grocery is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 8, 2010. 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 Rubi Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 8, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • WALK-IN COOLER(AS WELL AS ALL OTHER COOLERS ON PREMISES) MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL FREEZERS MUST BE 0 DEGREES OR BELOW-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA-NO CITATION ISSUED
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • FRONT & REAR DOORS MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING ALONG THE SIDES AS WELL AS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. ALSO NEED TO PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK FROM EXTERMINATOR-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • GOING TO SELL HOT DOGS, NACHOS, POPCORN AND HAVE A MEAT DEPT.(INCLUDING SLICING READY-TO-EAT MEATS)-PROVIDE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT IN CLASS AT LICENSE RE INSPECTION-NO CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST HAVE A GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR CONNECTED TO IT-NO CITATION ISSUED
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST HAVE A GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR CONNECTED TO IT-NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL SHELVES, COUNTERS, HOT DOG MACHINE, POPCORN MACHINE, INTERIORS & EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS, SINKS AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FINISH REPAIRING/REPLACING THE FLOOR IN WASHROOM. DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS(INCLUDING BASEMENT) ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FINISH REPAIRING/REPLACING THE FLOOR IN WASHROOM. DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS(INCLUDING BASEMENT) ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH & BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FINISH REPAIRING ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NOT IN GOOD REPAIR. ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS MUST BE WELL CONSTRUCTED, CLEAN, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ATTACH WALL COVE ON LOWER SECTIONS OF WALLS WHERE MISSING.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FINISH REPAIRING ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NOT IN GOOD REPAIR. ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS MUST BE WELL CONSTRUCTED, CLEAN, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ATTACH WALL COVE ON LOWER SECTIONS OF WALLS WHERE MISSING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE ALL BLOWN LIGHTS ON SALES FLOOR
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM BASEMENT AND KEEP AREA CLEAN AND FREE OF CLUTTER

When was Rubi Grocery last inspected?

Rubi Grocery has 2 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2010.

Rubi Grocery vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, 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 September 8, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.