Rubys Restaurant Group

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 21, 2023
• address3944 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651

Is Rubys Restaurant Group clean?

Rubys Restaurant Group is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 21, 2023. 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 Rubys Restaurant Group?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FOOD RESIDUE IN BOTTOM OF STANDING STAINLESS STEEL FREEZER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN .
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN GATED STORAGE AREA IN REAR LEADING TO GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZE ITEMS AND ELEVATE ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF GROUND TO PREVENT HIDING SPACES FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAIN PREMISES. • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN UTILITY. PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT, AND OTHER SOIL ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 4 BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE • OBSERVED BULDUP OF DUST ON ALL THE VENTILATION FANS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 4 BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE • OBSERVED BULDUP OF DUST ON ALL THE VENTILATION FANS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

When was Rubys Restaurant Group last inspected?

Rubys Restaurant Group has 7 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2020.

Rubys Restaurant Group vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, 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 March 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.