Steak Out Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 8, 2012
• address12253 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628

Is Steak Out Grill clean?

Steak Out Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 8, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Steak Out Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WASHING HANDS IN 3-COMP SINK WITH NO SOAP AND DRYING HANDS ON APRON. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS IN EXPOSED SINK WITH SOAP, WARM WATER AND DRY HANDS WITH PAPER TOWELS. OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED SINK AND WASHBOWL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINKS FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN COOKED BEANS/BEEF (138F) AND COOKED TO ORDER FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, EXPOSED SINK, FRYERS, GRILL, VENTILATION HOOD.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER EXPOSED SINK. REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN ALL AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER EXPOSED SINK. REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE SOILED WATER IN MOP PAIL AND STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. REMOVE ALL PROPANE TANKS FROM PREMISES.

When was Steak Out Grill last inspected?

Steak Out Grill has 3 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2011.

Steak Out Grill vs West Pullman

West Pullman runs 61% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 128 clean, 37 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in West Pullman, this one comes out cleaner than 26% of them.

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• ✕ Nellie Mae's
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• ✓ Simply Delicious Cuisine, Llc
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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 June 8, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.