The Great Steak & Potato Co.

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 6, 2010
• address77 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60604

Is The Great Steak & Potato Co. clean?

The Great Steak & Potato Co. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 6, 2010. 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 The Great Steak & Potato Co.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • Inspector Comments: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. Found fruit fly activity at premises. Observed about 80 fruit flies at premises flying and standing on walls, shelving units, menu boards, front of premises/food preparation, storage areas, and on boxes at rear shelving units. Previous serious violation not corrected - Critical violation. Citation issued.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • Inspector Comments: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. Found fruit fly activity at premises. Observed about 80 fruit flies at premises flying and standing on walls, shelving units, menu boards, front of premises/food preparation, storage areas, and on boxes at rear shelving units. Previous serious violation not corrected - Critical violation. Citation issued.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Found exterior of ice machine,tabletops, and shelving units not clean.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Found exterior of ice machine,tabletops, and shelving units not clean.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Violation Codes: 7-38-030, 015, 010 (A), 005 (A) Inspector Comments: Found floors not clean throughout premises. Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Found floor drains not clean throughout premises. • Found base coving missing and grouting in poor condition in different areas throughout kitchen floors. (Must repair as needed).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Violation Codes: 7-38-030, 015, 010 (A), 005 (A) Inspector Comments: Found floors not clean throughout premises. Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Found floor drains not clean throughout premises. • Found base coving missing and grouting in poor condition in different areas throughout kitchen floors. (Must repair as needed).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Found walls and ceiling not clean throughout premises.(must clean food debris on walls/ceiling/splatter)
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Found walls and ceiling not clean throughout premises.(must clean food debris on walls/ceiling/splatter)
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Found leaky drainage piping at preparation sink by 3 compartment sink areas.

When was The Great Steak & Potato Co. last inspected?

The Great Steak & Potato Co. has 3 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2010.

The Great Steak & Potato Co. vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 October 6, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.