Ware Ranch Steak House, Inc

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 14, 2026
• address11147 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60628

Is Ware Ranch Steak House, Inc clean?

Ware Ranch Steak House, Inc is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 14, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ware Ranch Steak House, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • FOUND A DAMP WIPING CLOTH ON TOP OF THE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTH IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (SOLUTION MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON A STAINED PAPER TOWEL ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE HANDLE UP.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • FOUND THE ICE SCOOP STORED ON A STAINED PAPER TOWEL ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE HANDLE UP.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS AND OVENS IN THE PREP AREA WITH DIRT, GREASE, FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND THE SANITIZER COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK CLOGGED AND DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED TO FIX SINK AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER STORAGE RACKS AND UNDER/AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS IN THE DISH WASHING, PREP AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.

When was Ware Ranch Steak House, Inc last inspected?

Ware Ranch Steak House, Inc has 20 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Ware Ranch Steak House, Inc vs Roseland

Roseland runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 54 mid, 68 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Roseland, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 May 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.