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S2 Express Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2026
- address129 E 103Rd St, Chicago 60628
Is S2 Express Grill clean?
S2 Express Grill is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at S2 Express Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE WASH BOWL IN THE EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A HANDWASHING SIGN AT THE WASH BOWL.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MOPS ARE NOY PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER AIR DRYING. MAINTAIN SAME.
When was S2 Express Grill last inspected?
S2 Express Grill has 8 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 19, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 1, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 16, 2020 | Pass |
S2 Express Grill vs Roseland
Roseland runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 54 mid, 68 cooked.
Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Roseland, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 January 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.