The Great Steak & Potato Company

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 24, 2017
• address7901 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60620

Is The Great Steak & Potato Company clean?

The Great Steak & Potato Company is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 24, 2017. 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 The Great Steak & Potato Company?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2069960 ON 7-17-17: 22-NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER TEST KIT AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TEST KIT FOR PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WASH CLOTH SOLUTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2069960 ON 7-17-17: 22-NO CHEMICAL SANITIZER TEST KIT AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TEST KIT FOR PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WASH CLOTH SOLUTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE RUST DEPOSITS INSIDE ICE MACHINE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE RUST DEPOSITS INSIDE ICE MACHINE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS, SHELVES UNDER POP MACHINE, FRONT COUNTER AND EXPOSED SINK ROLLING CARTS PREP TABLES, STEAM TABLES, SLICER, COOLERS, AND FREEZERS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN AL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN AL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILE ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REPLACE SOILED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA. CLEAN FAN GUARD INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILE ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. REPLACE SOILED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA. CLEAN FAN GUARD INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE GRILL.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️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 • ORGANIZE REACH-IN AND WALK-IN COOLERS. STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT THE REQUIRED PPM.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT THE REQUIRED PPM.

When was The Great Steak & Potato Company last inspected?

The Great Steak & Potato Company has 14 inspections on record going back to September 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Great Steak & Potato Company vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

Other spots in Auburn Gresham

• ✓! Maxwell's
  mid · March 18, 2020
• ✓ 79 Food Basket
  clean · October 5, 2020
• ✓ Leo's Food Mart
  clean · February 16, 2011
• ✓ Sunrise Gyros Inc.
  clean · October 24, 2016
• ✓ Kings Gyros
  clean · January 30, 2012
• ✕ Ocho Rios Jerk Hut
  cooked · May 28, 2010

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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 July 24, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.