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GRILL INN

1422 W MORSE AVE , CHICAGO, IL, 60626

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2011-03-10; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2011-03-10), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2011-03-10: License-Task Force

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-40 — REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER INSIDE ALL COOLERS.CDI.
  • Not Critical: CHI-31 — CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL CLEAN MULTI- USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ATICLES ON THE SHELVES UNITS AND COUNTERS THROUGHOUT. CDI.
  • Not Critical: CHI-33 — FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DEBRIS AND STAINS ON TOILET BOWLS,MOP SINK,EXPOSE HAND SINKS IN TOILETS,AND AT FRONT PREP PREP AREA,FILTERS ON HOOD, AND INSIDE DEEP FRYER COMPARTMENT.CDI.
  • Not Critical: CHI-38 — VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAUCET JOINTS ON 3COMP.AND EXPOSE HAND WASK SINKS AT FRONT PREP AREA DRIPPING CONSTANTLY.CDI.
  • Not Critical: CHI-41 — PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STERO EQUIPMENTS STORED ON THE TOP OF ICE MACHINE AND KEEP ELSEWHERE,AND HAVE TOP OF SAID FOOD EQUIPMENT CLEAN.CDI.

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