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346-350 W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago, IL 60654 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Retail food (not serving meals) (Grocery Store)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2013754
- Status
- Risk 2 (Medium)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Inspections
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Nov 25, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER..
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED RAGS AND BUCKET STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND OBSERVED BOXES OF DRINKS STORED ON FLOOR IN HALLWAY AND IN WALKIN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER, RETAIL AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING TILE ABOVE UTILITY SINK AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR WALKWAY BETWEEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILE ABOVE UTILITY SINK AND INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA IN WALKWAY BETWEEN UTILITY SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
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Severity not stated
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Mar 9, 2023 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Mar 8, 2023 Complaint · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS HOT DOGS AND TACITOS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED ON SITE. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
GASKETS ON THE DISPLAY WALK-IN COOLER DOOR IS DAMAGED AND/OR MISSING. FACILITY MUST REPLACE DAMAGED/MISSING GASKETS.
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Serious
Priority
HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE
NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES. WATER TEMPERATURE MEASURED BELOW 70F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Dec 22, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Mar 30, 2020 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE. SEE VIOLATION #2. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF THE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN REAR OF STORE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED AN APPROXIMATELY 3IN DIAMETER HOLE IN CEILING IN REAR STORAGE ROOM NEAR MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN COPIES OF CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Dec 16, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
NO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE NO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE SERVING TCS FOODS ( HOT DOGS...) INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012
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Severity not stated
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. ( NO CITATION ISSUED).
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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May 26, 2017 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Serious
Critical
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
OBSERVED FREEZER AT 38.0F WITH ALL PRODUCT WITHIN FREEZER THAWED OR BEGINNING TO THAW. FREEZER WAS NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE AND WAS TAGGED. CRITCAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING COOKED AND SERVED INCLUDING CHICKEN, HOT DOGS AND EGG SANDWICHES. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING COOKED OR SERVED. ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE MUST BE PPOSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF PUBLIC. SERIOUS CITATION 7-38-012
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROPER PROOF OF FOOD HADNLER COURSE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALL FOOD HANDLERS TO TAKE IDPH FOOD HANDLER COURSE.
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Serious
Critical
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Sep 26, 2016 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Serious
Critical
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
OBSERVED THE SANDWICH HOT HOLDING CASE TO BE HOLDING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 108 DEGREES, WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED INSIDE. INSTRUCTED THAT FACILITIES MUST MAINTAIN HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. THE UNIT WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED AND THE TAG HAS BEEN REMOVED BY THE CDPH. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
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Serious
Critical
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE
OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: BURGER, 96 DEGREES, .5 LBS, $3; CHICKEN SANDWICH, 105 DEGREES, 1/2 LB, $3; BEEF SANDWICH, 130 DEGREES, 1/2LB, $3. THE OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED THESE PRODUCTS. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL HOT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
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Serious
Critical
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
OBSERVED HANDWASHING FACILITIES WITHOUT PROPER WASHING AND/OR DRYING DEVICES. NOTED THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK WITH NO SOAP. NOTED THE REAR HAND SINK WITH NO SOAP AND NO PAPER TOWELS CONVENIENTLY ACCESSIBLE NEAR THE SINK. INSTRUCTED THAT FACILITY MUST MAINTAIN A SUPPLY OF CONVENIENTLY ACCESSIBLE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT EACH HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AND NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATES POSTED, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (MILK, HOT DOGS, TAQUITOS) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED, AND VALID CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED WHITISH STAINS BEHIND THE SODA NOZZLES AT THE SODA MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Serious
Critical
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Dec 15, 2015 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS HOT DOG, TAQUITOS, NACHOS WITH MELTED CHEESE,BUFFALO CHICKEN ETC. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
NO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW FOR THE CUSTOMER, FROM REPORT #1391304 DATED 12/5/13. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B).PROVIDED MANAGER NEW SUMMARY REPORT TO POST.
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN THE REAR DISHWASHING/STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE FLOOR TILES.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEAL THE GAP/OPENING AROUND THE PIPES AND CONDUDIT INSIDE THE WASHROOM AND BY THE DISHWASHING AREA.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
SLOW DRAINING OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA. MUST REPAIR TO HAVE A WELL DRAINING SINK.
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Not serious
Minor
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE THE DISPLAY REACH IN IN COOLER WITH THE DAIRY PRODUCT.
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
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Dec 5, 2013 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
FOUND 3COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN.
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FOUND WALK IN COOLER FLOORS NOT CLEAN.
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Not serious
Minor
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
FOUND REAR STORAGE AREAS NOT CLEAN AND ORGANIZED.
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Not serious
Minor
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Nov 9, 2010 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Oct 18, 2010 License · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A PEST LOGBOOK FROM A LICENSED ILLINOIS PEST OPERATOR MUST BE ON PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION. TICKET #H000063345 14.
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Not serious
Serious (Chicago's middle tier)
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.