The Chicago Restaurants Ordered Closed Last Week

CHICAGO, IL — Dozens of Chicago restaurants are slapped with fines for health violations each week, but it takes a serious violation for a restaurant to be ordered closed, the city said. Places are ordered shuttered for reasons such as roach and mice infestations, major plumbing problems, food stored at the wrong temperatures and basic food safety rules not being followed, the city said.

Less-serious violations, which don't require closures, often include issues such as poor ventilation, inadequate lighting, worn seal on refrigerators, fruit flies and inappropriate materials like cardboard and paper sitting in the wrong places. Restaurants are required to fix those problems immediately.

These were the restaurants that were ordered closed for the week of June 4, 2018, according to the city's Department of Health:

• The Grillroom at 33 W. Monroe Street in the Loop was ordered closed after inspectors found evidence of a roach infestation and fly infestation, the city said.
• Subway - the location at 233 N. Michigan Avenue in the Loop was ordered closed after inspectors found no hot water available at the restaurant, the city said.

Information on which Chicago restaurants have been ordered closed is not available on the city's data portal. The city's public health department has committed to sending Patch weekly reports, and we will publish those as long as they are made available.

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