Gracie O'malley's

Year by year

Inspections

1. May 22, 2026 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

2. May 15, 2026 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

     OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS CHICKEN, CHEESE CURD, ETC). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED. CERTIFIED MANAGER WADE WEISHAAR ARRIVED ON SITE AT 1:25PM. INSTRUCTED MUST POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP RENDERED INACCESSIBLE BY POT BEING PLACED INSIDE IT. ALSO OBSERVE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA RENDER INACCESSIBLE BY DISH RACK BLOCKING THE USE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

     OBSERVED TCS FOODS NOT DISPOSED OF AFTER USE BY DATE, FOUND COOKED WINGS WITH DISCARD DATE 5/12/26 AND CHEESE CURD WITH DISCARD DATE 5/5/26 IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER NOT TO KEEP TCS FOODS FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS IN COOLER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. 23 LBS OF COOKED MEAT DISCARDED VALUED AT $320

3. Feb 27, 2025 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     OBSERVED COOLERS ALONG MAIN KITCHEN PREP LINE MISSING INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

   • Severity not stated

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

     OBSERVED CLEAN EQUIPMENT (PANS, SHEET TRAYS) STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR IN THE WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN ALL CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED SOILED PLASTIC WRAP USED TO COVER NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF WALL-MOUNTED POTATO CUTTER NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC WRAP FROM NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OR REMOVE POTATO CUTTER IF NO LONGER IN USE.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED INTERIOR 1-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER (NEAR FREEZERS) IN MAIN KITCHEN AREA TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER SOILS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF COLD-HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

     OBSERVED HOT WATER SYSTEM IN POOR REPAIR, NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE TO ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES. FACILITY CONTACTED PLUMBER AND PLUMBER ARRIVED ON-SITE PRIOR TO START OF INSPECTION. PLUMBER DISCONNECTED PREVIOUS HOT WATER TANK AND INSTALLED BRAND NEW WATER TANK, HOT WATER RESTORED TO PLUMBING FIXTURES ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

4. Jul 8, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF FOOD ON FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

     OBSERVED MULTIPLE WIPING CLOTHS BEING STORED ON TOP OF PREP SURFACES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED GREASE ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ON FLOORS THROUGOUT THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.

5. Jun 9, 2023 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     6-501.112 REMOVE THE DEAD INSECTS FROM THE FLOOR IN BOTH BASEMENT AREAS.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     4-602.13 CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE DEEP FRYERS. CLEAN THE PREP COOLERS AND DISH MACHINE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-501.12 CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE WALLS IN THE DISH WASHING AREA.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-501.11 REPAIR THE OPENINGS IN THE CEILING DRYWALL ABOVE THE BAR.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-501.114 REMOVE THE CLUTTER FROM THE BASEMENT FLOOR AND STORE ITEMS OFF OF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.

6. Jun 2, 2023 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Serious Priority

     PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

     OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN, SAUCES, PULLED PORK, ETC.) STORED PAST THE 7 DAY MAXIMUM USE BY DATE IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL UNUSED FOOD AFTER THE 7 DAY MAXIMUM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON THE PREMISES TO TAKE HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     REMOVE THE DEAD INSECTS FROM THE FLOOR IN BOTH BASEMENT AREAS.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     REPAIR THE BROKEN DOOR HINGE FOR THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE BROILER, OVEN, MICROWAVE INTERIOR, AND DEEP FRYER. CLEAN THE PREP COOLERS AND DISH MACHINE.

   • Severity not stated

     SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

     OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM THE CEILING DUCTWORK IN FRONT OF THE BAR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND GREASE TRAP. CLEAN THE GREASE FROM THE WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE DISH WASHING AREA.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

7. Dec 16, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER, LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS LINER ON SHELVING UNIT IN WALK-IN COOLER, LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT (CHAIRS, AND TABLES) IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED VENT COVERS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.

8. Apr 19, 2021 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

9. Apr 8, 2021 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL AT BAR DUMP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN AT BAR HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SIGNAGE.

   • Serious Priority

     PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

     OBSERVED IMPROPER AIR TEMPERATURE IN 4-DOOR COOLER IN PREP AREA (45.4F). EQUIPMENT MUST HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     OBSERVED NO HANGING THERMOMETER NEAR DOOR IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANGING THERMOMETER FOR ACCURATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERTURE.

   • Serious Priority

     SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

     OBSERVED SEWAGE BACK-UP IN RIGHT SIDE OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN DRAINING WATER IN MIDDLE COMPARTMENT IN PREP/DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL WASTE WATER AND SEWAGE IS DISPOSED PROPERLY. PRIORITY. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALL IN MEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE WALL SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED RUSTED COMPONENTS ON SPRAYER LOCATED IN DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING TILES IN CEILING OF MEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED INOPERABLE VENTILATION IN MEN'S RESTROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.