Rubies Soul Food

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 7, 2024
• address6859 S Loomis Blvd, Chicago 60636

Is Rubies Soul Food clean?

Rubies Soul Food is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Rubies Soul Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 20 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND PREMISES ,CRAWLING ON PIPE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,AT DEBRIS BUILD UP IN FLOOR DRAIN OF SAME. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS BUILD UP TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMIZE SMALL FLIES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP,FOIL FROM SHELVING UNIT IN TOILET ROOM. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON GLASS SLIDING REACH IN COOLER,LOOSE OVERHEAD DISH SHELVING UNIT.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED OVERSIZED POTS AND BLACK BINS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON HOW TO PROPERLY SANITIZE ,PROVIDE SMALLER POTS OR A LARGER SINK.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED OVERSIZED POTS AND BLACK BINS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON HOW TO PROPERLY SANITIZE ,PROVIDE SMALLER POTS OR A LARGER SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR SHELVES AND UNIT OF GLASS SLIDING REACH IN COOLER,FRYER CABINET, GRILL TABLE,UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR AREA,CHEST FREEZER.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST ADJUST SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR TO CLOSE TIGHTLY THAT LEADS INTO PREP AREA.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST ADJUST SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR TO CLOSE TIGHTLY THAT LEADS INTO PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO CONTRACT FOR OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.OLD OWNER DUMPSTER IS STILL ON SITE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) • OBSERVED OVER GROWN TALL WEEDS AROUND DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO CONTRACT FOR OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.OLD OWNER DUMPSTER IS STILL ON SITE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) • OBSERVED OVER GROWN TALL WEEDS AROUND DUMPSTER AND GREASE CONTAINER MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILE IN LOBBY, LOOSE & MISSING WALL BASES IN LOBBY,REAR PREP AREA,UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,SMALL HOLES IN WALLS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA,WALL IN POOR REPAIR AT MOP SINK. • MUST CLEAN DUST AND SPLATTER FROM UPPER AND LOWER WALLS THROUGHOUT. • MUST PROVIDE A HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG UP WET MOPS. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AREAS AND TOILET ROOM. • MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN TOILET ROOM AND DUST FROM OVERHEAD CONDUITS AND STRUCTURE. • MUST REMOVE OR CLEAN AND COVER UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR AREA. • MUST REMOVE STANDING WATER ON FLOOR BEHIND HOT WATER TANK AND KEEP DRY.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Rubies Soul Food last inspected?

Rubies Soul Food has 2 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2024.

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 20% 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 May 7, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.