Universal Entertainment Center

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 10, 2019
• address11901 S Loomis St, Chicago 60643

Is Universal Entertainment Center clean?

Universal Entertainment Center is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 10, 2019. 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 Universal Entertainment Center?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN BAR IN EAST BANQUET AREA AND NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINKS WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN BAR AND DISH WASHING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FOIL USED AS SHELF LINER INSIDE SALAD REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. ALL SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP INSIDE FRYER CABINETS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT, FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVING UNITS AND PREP TABLES IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RECEPTABLES IN ALL AREAS WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE NEAR HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RECEPTABLES IN ALL AREAS WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATIED FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE BUIILDUP, STANDING WATER ON FLOORS IN PREP, STORAGE, UTILITY, AND DISH WASHING AREAS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED ORGANIC MATTER AND DEBRIS INSIDE ALL FLOOR DRAINS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN BANQUET STORAGE, REAR STORAGE, PREP, AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED LIGHT SWITCH COVERS MISSING IN PREP, BAR, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HOLE IN REAR WALL IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED EXCEESSIVE CLUTTER, UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT INSDIE UNUSED WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS, REAR PREP, STORAGE, AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLE AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LOOSE LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SECURE LIGHT SHIELD AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LOOSE LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SECURE LIGHT SHIELD AND MAINTAIN.

When was Universal Entertainment Center last inspected?

Universal Entertainment Center has 10 inspections on record going back to June 28, 2016.

Universal Entertainment Center vs Morgan Park

Morgan Park runs 67% clean across 212 tracked restaurants — 143 clean, 40 mid, 29 cooked.

Against the 212 spots Cooked tracks in Morgan Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.

Other spots in Morgan Park

• ✓ Universal Entertainment Center
  clean · July 19, 2016
• ✓! Home Of The Hoagy
  mid · June 30, 2016
• ✓ S & E Diner
  clean · September 9, 2016
• ✓ Fresco's Tacos
  clean · April 4, 2017
• ✓ Chicago 15 Food Mart
  clean · April 26, 2017
• ✓ Milano's Pizza
  clean · May 29, 2026

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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 May 10, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.