The Cross Roads Bar & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF RUST AND PINK SLIMY SUBSTANCE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTD TO DISCARD ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: SIDE EXIT DOOR NOT PROTECTED, APPROX 1/4 GAP AT LEFT LOWER PORTION. INSTD TO HAVE TIGHT FITTING AND PROTECT OUTER OPENINGS
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: LEAK UNDERNEATH FRYER CAUSING EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON FLOOR. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: MISSING TESTING DEVICES FOR SANITIZERS ON SITE (CHLORINE AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM). INSTD TO PROVIDE TESTING DEVICES FOR CHLORINE AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
  code 48
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DUST, DIRT, AND DISCOLORATION ON WALLS AND CEILING TILES THROUGH OUT PREP AREA AND WAREWASHING AREA. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN FREE OF DUST, DIRT AND DISCOLORATION
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: VENTILATION SYSTEM INTERIOR SIDES WITH EXCEESIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 23, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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