Yango's Grill

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2022
• address2845 N Broadway, Chicago 60657

Is Yango's Grill clean?

Yango's Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 9, 2022. 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 Yango's Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO PERSON IN CHARGE WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS (SALAD, CHICKEN HAMBURGERS ETC.) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. ALSO, THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE BY THE NEXT INSPECTION (UPON BEING INSPECTED) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED CLOGGED HAND WASHES SINK (WATER NOT DRAINING AT ALL) AT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGER THAT ALL HAND WASHES SINKS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED BULK FOOD ITEMS STORED INSIDE CONTAINERS AT THE FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER AT THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE WALK REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. VIOLATION#7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED NO SANITIZER TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A TEST STRIP KIT ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE STRENGTH OF THE SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. VIOLATION#7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE SHELVES UNDERNEATH THE PREP TABLES WITH DIRT, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT ENCRUSTED WITH THICK GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOKING STOVE AND FRYERS AT THE FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA, MISSING TILES AT THE PREP AREA, FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA. MUST UPGRADE HOUSE KEEPING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Yango's Grill last inspected?

Yango's Grill has 14 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Yango's Grill vs Lake View

Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 March 9, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.