Rubies Soul Food

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 21, 2024
• address6859 S Loomis Blvd, Chicago 60636

Is Rubies Soul Food clean?

Rubies Soul Food is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Rubies Soul Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHICKEN,DRESSING,GREENS,YAMS,ETC)MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE ON 2- DOOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER. • 4-101.19 Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR BROKEN GLASS ON FRONT WINDOW OF BUSINESS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FRYER CABINETS,GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLES,WHEEL BASES OF EQUIPMENT,UNUSED & USED COOLERS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,DOOR JAMS OF SLIDING DOOR COOLERS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19 : MUST ADJUST SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR TO CLOSE TIGHTLY THAT LEADS INTO PREP AREA.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19 : MUST ADJUST SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR TO CLOSE TIGHTLY THAT LEADS INTO PREP AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.16 : MUST SCRAPE CHIPPING PAINT ON WALLS IN TOILET ROOM AND PREP AREAS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE • 6-201.11 : MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES,DAMAGED FLOOR TILE IN LOBBY
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM HOOD & FILTERS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM HOOD & FILTERS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Rubies Soul Food last inspected?

Rubies Soul Food has 8 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2020.

Rubies Soul Food vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 March 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.