United Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 7, 2018
• address4803 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60639

Is United Grill clean?

United Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 7, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at United Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 7, 2018, 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 POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(a) NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE CUT LETTUCE WITH BARE HANDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. PIC HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT EMPLOYEES MUST NOT CONTACT READY-TO-EAT WITH BARE HANDS. PRIORITY VIOLATION#: 7-38-005
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT/DEBRIS ACCUMULATION INSIDE THE ICE BIN USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST REMOVE DIRT/DEBRIS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREA.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE, AND REMINDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES BEHIND THE COOLER AND UNDER THE 3 COMP SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN AREAS, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUST ON THE BOTTOM SHELVES OF THE PREP TABLES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED AS WALLS/FLOOR/SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER AND NEXT TO THE REAR 3 COMP SINK. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • OBSERVED GROCERY BAG IN THE FRONT PREP AREA BEING USED TO HOLD BREAD. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE A FOOD GRADE BAG/CONTAINER FOR ALL FOOD STORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ENCRUSTED ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE GRILL, ON THE GRILL TABLE, AND INSIDE THE FRYER CABINET. MUST REMOVE DEBRIS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREAS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST PROVIDE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO BE EASILY VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE DURING INSPECTIONS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS DIRT/DEBRIS ENCRUSTED ONTO THE TOILET ROOM VENTILATION FAN COVER. MUST REMOVE DIRT/DEBRIS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT PREP AREA UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FLOOR MATS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION HOOD FOR THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION HOOD FOR THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT PREP AREA.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: PA 100-0367 NO CITATION ISSUED

When was United Grill last inspected?

United Grill has 14 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

United Grill vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

Other spots in Hermosa

• ✓ Familia Foods
  clean · November 27, 2017
• ? Jimmy's Hot Dogs
  cooked · June 27, 2011
• ✕ Avesham Development, Llc
  cooked · April 30, 2010
• ✕ Birreria & Taqueria El Carmen
  cooked · October 25, 2010
• ? Sol De Mexico Tierra Azteca
  cooked · March 30, 2011
• ✓! Quite Frankly
  mid · January 25, 2011

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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 August 7, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.