The Grand Sandwich

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 8, 2019
• address2351 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60612

Is The Grand Sandwich clean?

The Grand Sandwich is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 8, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Grand Sandwich?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT COULD OCCUR IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS IN 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR (DELI MEAT,CUT FRUIT, CHEESE, TUNA, CUT FRUIT, BEANS) WITHOUT PROPER DATE MARKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATES ON ALL SAID FOOD ITEMS HELD ON SITE FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED ALL BULK FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS ON BOTTOM OF STORAGE RACKS, AND FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS WITH CONTENTS NAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES, STORAGE RACKS, AND STOVE AREA UNPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS AT FRONT SANDWICH PREP AREA WITH DEEP CUTS AND DARK STAINS.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CRUMBLED WALL OPENINGS AND MISSING COVING IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND ENCLOSE BOTTOM WALL. • OBSERVED CRACKED FLOORING BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND REAR PREP AREA NEAR REAR FOOD PREP TABLE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES .INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES .INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was The Grand Sandwich last inspected?

The Grand Sandwich has 5 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2017.

The Grand Sandwich vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 February 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.