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S2 EXPRESS GRILL

420 S CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60605

Health Inspection: violations

Official health department data. Inspected 2026-04-16; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-04-16), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2026-04-16: Canvass

Pass w/ Conditions

  • Not Critical: CHI-1 — PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION.
  • Not Critical: CHI-2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, TACOS, HAMBURGERS) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MANAGER ARRIVED ONSITE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.CITATION ISSUED
  • Not Critical: CHI-10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT ANY OF THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT ALL HAND SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C)
  • Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 1 SMALL PAN OF SLICED TOMATOES 49.6F AND LETTUCE 50.2 INSIDE OF PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM STOVE. MANAGER DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY $5 OF PRODUCT. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  • Not Critical: CHI-23 — PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TCS FOODS (COOKED SWEET POTATOES) NOT PROPERLY DATED, STORED LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN REFRIGERATION UNITS. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED PAN WORTH APPROXIMATELY $200. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
  • Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE INSIDE FRYER CABINET AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF GREASE ON HOOD AND PIPING ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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