Nesh Mediterranean Grill
205 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60606 · Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-02-11
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-02-11
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature minor 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene serious 1×
Inspection History
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
Keeping Knives wedged between prep table and wall, Instructed to keep in a clean surface.
2024-01-29 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 6 ▾
minor Food Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Improper cooling method, food covered tightly during cooling down process in walk-in cooler, instructed to cover loosely or keep uncovered during cooling down process.
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
Bulk food containers ( flour, salt... ) not labeled, instructed to label and maintain.
minor Food Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
Front sneeze guard too short, instructed to install a higher vertical one or install a horizontal shelf above open foods to prevent customers contamination.
serious Sanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
No sanitizer test strips on site for 3-comp sink sanitizer, instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.
minor Other
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
Unable to turn off cold water at 3-comp sink faucet, instructed to repair and maintain.
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, instructed to add more lighting
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED CLEAN DISHES BEING STORED DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO RELOCATE CLEAN DISHES AWAY FROM THE MOP SINK OR TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE CLEAN DISHES AND THE MOP SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED LOW COLD WATER PRESSURE AT THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. MUST REPAIR SO THE SINK PROVIDES ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE AND MAINTENANCE.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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