Chicago
46
BEAT

Grub Restaurant Chicago

1230 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607 · West Loop · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
46/100

Troubled record — failed 2 of 4 inspections for food temperature

Inspections
4
1 passed
Last Inspected
2015-09-23
Pass Rate
25%
2 failures
Score
46/100
BEAT
Passed most recent inspection (2015-09-23)
Failed 2 inspections (2015, 2014)
Food Temperature issues found across 7 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation minor 18×
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Food Temperature critical
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Documentation & Training serious
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Facility Condition minor
2015-09-23 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
4
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

PAINT RAW WOOD CABINET NEAR SMALL REACH-IN COOLER WHERE MILK IS STORED.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: CAN OPENER AND HOLSTER CONNECTED TO THE PREP TABLE, PREP TABLE SHELVES, STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT, EXTERIORS OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, SIDES, EXTERIORS, GASKETS ON DOORS TO COOLERS WHERE FOOD DEBRIS IS PRESENT, AND INTERI...

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM ALL CEILING VENTS AND CEILING TILES IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND WHEREVER PRESENT. CLEAN DIRT, FOOD SPLATTERS AND STAINS FROM ALL OTHER WALLS THROUGHOUT NOT PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTER INSIDE REAR OUTSIDE STORAGE ROOM. ALL ARTICLES STORED IN THIS AREA MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

2015-09-03 Fail Complaint
10
serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID(XEROX COPY) CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE PROVIDED OR POSTED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).

serious Food Temperature

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 10-2-14 ON REPORT#1497435 NOT CORRECTED. -33-: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF VENT COVERS AND LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF FRYERS. -35- MUST DETAIL CLEAN W...

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

PAINT RAW WOOD CABINET NEAR SMALL REACH-IN COOLER WHERE MILK IS STORED.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: CAN OPENER AND HOLSTER CONNECTED TO THE PREP TABLE, PREP TABLE SHELVES, STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT, EXTERIORS OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, SIDES, EXTERIORS, GASKETS ON DOORS TO COOLERS WHERE FOOD DEBRIS IS PRESENT, AND INTERIOR...

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

SEE VIOLATION #29

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

SEE VIOLATION #29.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM ALL CEILING VENTS AND CEILING TILES IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND WHEREVER PRESENT. CLEAN DIRT, FOOD SPLATTERS AND STAINS FROM ALL OTHER WALLS THROUGHOUT NOT PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

SEE VIOLATION #29.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

SEE VIOLATION #29

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTER INSIDE REAR OUTSIDE STORAGE ROOM. ALL ARTICLES STORED IN THIS AREA MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

2014-10-03 Pass w/ Conditions License Re-Inspection
CRITICAL 7
critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

ONE UPRIGHT REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AT 44.9 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR OR ADJUST COOLER AND MAINTAIN AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW.

minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF VENT COVERS AND LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF FRYERS AND THE VENTILATION HOODS ABOVE EACH COOK LINE.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS UNDER SINKS, UNDER PREP TABLES AND BEHIND EACH COOK LINE.

minor Food Temperature

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS FOR THE LIGHTS ABOVE THE FRONT HOT AND COLD HOLDING STATIONS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE AT THE ESPRESSO MACHINE AND AT THE MOP SINK. ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE COMPLETELY UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. (THE SOUP KETTLE MUST BE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE FRONT PREP AREA). MUST FINISH INSTALLING THE SODA DISPENSE...

2014-10-02 Fail License
CRITICAL 9
critical Food Temperature

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

NOTED AN UPRIGHT COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AT 46.7 DEGREES F. ALSO NOTED THE PREP COOLER IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA AT 47 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLERS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. THE HOT AND COLD HOLDING UNITS ALONG THE FRONT SERVIC...

critical Food Temperature

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME

LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING DURING THE FINAL RINSE CYCLE. MUST REPAIR.

serious Food Temperature

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

FOOD AND FOOD CONTACT SURFACES NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED. MUST FINISH INSTALLING THE BARRIER AT THE FRONT HOT HOLDING STATION. MUST ALSO PROVIDE A CLEAR SEPARATION ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT COUNTER TO PROTECT THE SMALL PREP COOLER AND THE FRONT...

minor Sanitation

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF VENT COVERS AND LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA. ALSO, DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF FRYERS AND THE VENTILATION HOODS ABOVE EACH COOK LINE.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS UNDER SINKS, UNDER PREP TABLES AND BEHIND EACH COOK LINE.

minor Food Temperature

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS FOR THE LIGHTS ABOVE THE FRONT HOT AND COLD HOLDING STATIONS.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE AT THE ESPRESSO MACHINE AND AT THE MOP SINK. ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE COMPLETELY UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. (THE SOUP KETTLE MUST BE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE FRONT PREP AREA). MUST FINISH INSTALLING THE SODA DISPENS...

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