Gordon Ramsay Burger
2 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611 · Streeterville · Restaurant · High risk
Passed most recently but 3 prior failures on record
Last Inspected
2025-06-12
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2025-06-12)
⚠ Failed 3 inspections (2025, 2024, 2021)
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 9 inspections
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 3 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature serious 5×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 4×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 3×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste critical 1×
Inspection History
2025-06-12 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
2025-06-03 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED MORE THAN 15 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING IN DINING ROOM, DRY STORAGE AREA, DISH AREA, PREP AREA, AIN IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MINIMIZE SMALL FLY POPULATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT.
2024-09-10 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
NOTED 2 LIGHT BULBS IN HOOD BURNED OUT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
2024-09-05 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL IN THE BAR HAND-SINK. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER OBTAINED PAPER TOWEL FOR HAND SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). C...
serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED IN FRONT PREP AREA EGGS TEMP RANGING FROM 57.8F-52.0F MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 1.5LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $8.34 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
minor Food Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
NOTED IMPROPER COLD-HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 52.0F ATCOLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP. INFORMED ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS SHALL MAINTAIN A PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. COLD HOLDING UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION UNIT MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTE...
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
NOTED 2 LIGHT BULBS IN HOOD BURNED OUT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
2024-01-12 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
6 ▾
serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE DROP SHOOT AND DRIP PLATE IS SOILED WITH BLACK DEBRIS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
serious Other
CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A DISCLOSURE (WITH FOOTNOTE) ON THE ONLINE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW (BEEF). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR PUBLIC VIEW AND ADD A DISCLOSURE (WITH FOOTNOTE) THAT REF...
minor Food Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
THERMOMETERS IS NOT PROVIDED IN PREP-LINE COOLERS LOCATED BETWEEN COOKLIN/GRILL UNITS. COLD/HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT USED FOR TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE THERMOMETER IN AN EASILY VIEWED LOCATION.
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED SINGLE USE PLASTIC CUPS USED AS A SCOOP FOR DRY SEASONING. FACILITY MUST REPLACE WITH A SCOOP THAT HAS A HANDLE
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. FACILITY MUST REPLACE WITH SHELVING THAT WHERE IT IS EASY TO MONITOR DEBRIS UNDERNEATH AND SHELVING IS SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, DURABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER AND DUSTY FAN GUARD IN WALK-IN COOLER. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2023-02-22 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint 2 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Food handlers not wearing hair restraints, instructed to wear.
serious Food Temperature
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
No temperature measuring device on site for high temp dish washing machines, instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
2 ▾
minor Food Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Improper cooling Method, food is cover tightly during cooling down process in walk-in cooler, instructed to cover loosely to facilitate heat transfer from food surface.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Ice bins at bar missing covers, instructed to provide.
2022-04-25 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint CRITICAL 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
employees using a cloth towel to dry washed wet food containers, instructed to air dry utensils only.
critical Plumbing & Waste
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
Observed waste water overflowing from main kitchen floor drain onto kitchen's floor when employees using hand sink to wash hands. instructed manager to keep plumbing in good working order. facility was operating during inspection. priority violation...
2021-11-24 Pass w/ Conditions License Re-Inspection CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
FOUND OVER 10 DEAD INSECTS UNDER THE REAR HOT WATER DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE INSECTS.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST REMOVE ALL ARTICLES/ITEMS UNRELATED TO THE OPERATION, SUCH AS LADDERS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR CONSTRUCTION.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
FOUND 2 BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
OBSERVED NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
FOUND OVER 10 DEAD INSECTS UNDER THE REAR HOT WATER DISH MACHINE. MUST REMOVE INSECTS.
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
OBSERVED NO SNEEZE GUARD AT THE FRONT COUNTER NEXT TO THE TO-GO DOOR PROTECTING THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM CONSUMERS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SNEEZE GUARD AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MUST REMOVE ALL ARTICLES/ITEMS UNRELATED TO THE OPERATION, SUCH AS LADDERS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR CONSTRUCTION.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
FOUND 2 BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE VENTILATION HOOD. MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
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