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S & S Shop 4 Less

118 S CICERO AVE, Chicago, IL 60644 · Cook County

23cited violations
0serious tier
6inspections
17tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Retail food (not serving meals) (Grocery Store)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2812776
Status
Risk 3 (Low)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025270
2024250
2022140
2021170

Inspections

  1. Mar 4, 2025 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 3 (Low)
    • Severity not stated

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

      4-101.19 INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD LINER ON SHELING UNITS CONTAINING FLOUR, SUGAR ETC. SURFACES SHOULD BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-201.11 OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN CEILING OVER COOLING/FREEZING UNITS WITH WATER DRIPPING INTO LARGE BOX LOCATED ON SOUTH WALL OF GROCERY STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-201.11 OBSERVED CHIPS SCATTERED UNDERNEATH CHIPS RACKS IN FRONT OF STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS.

  2. Feb 24, 2025 Complaint · Fail — Risk 3 (Low)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 35 LARGE RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES, IN MIDDLE WOODEN DISPLAYS CONTAINING CANDY AND CLOTHING ITEMS, ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT GROCERY CONTAINING SALAD DRESSINGS/BBQ SAUCES, ON JELLY FRUITS PALLETES DIRECTLY NEXT TO COOLING UNIT #1, ON PALLETES NEAR CHIP AND BEVERAGE STORAGE, IN REAR STORAGE AREA ON PALLETS NEAR CONTAINING NON-FOOD ITEMS ON SHELVING UNITS IN REAR NEAR EXIT WHERE TSHIRTS ARE STACKED. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

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

      INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD LINER ON SHELING UNITS CONTAINING FLOUR, SUGAR ETC. SURFACES SHOULD BE SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN CEILING OVER COOLING/FREEZING UNITS WITH WATER DRIPPING INTO LARGE BOX LOCATED ON SOUTH WALL OF GROCERY STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED CHIPS SCATTERED UNDERNEATH CHIPS RACKS IN FRONT OF STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS.

  3. Sep 12, 2024 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 3 (Low)

    Result: Pass.

  4. Sep 5, 2024 Complaint · Fail — Risk 3 (Low)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED A LIVE CAT WALKING ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT BEVERAGE DISPLAY AREA DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-40-060. CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 60 LARGE RODENT DROPPINGS ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN FRONT HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (SHEETS, DISH TOWELS(ETC)STORAGE SCATTERED ON FLOOR, MIDDLE CANDY AND CHOCOLATE DISPLAY SHELVES, UNDERNEATH SHELVING RACKS STORING (AIR HEADS, PICKLES,) BEHIND COOLING UNITS CONTAINING BEEF BURGERS AND FROZEN VEGETABLE, UNDER CHIP RACKS AND BEHIND BEVERAGE COOLERS IN FRONT OF STORE, BEHIND SHELVING IN OFFICE, ON METAL SHELVING UNITS STORING BOXES OF HOT CHEETOS/DORITOSIN AND TOILET ROOM IN REAR STORAGE. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020(a). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

      OBSERVED ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE FLOOR OF WALK-IN C IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING AND STORE ITEMS 6 INCHES OR MORE FROM FLOOR.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE WALK IN FREEZER WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      MUST REPLACE BURNED BULB IN REAR STORAGE AND INCREASE LIGHTING.

  5. Apr 12, 2022 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 3 (Low)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

      PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES TO CLEAN UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE SUPPLIES OR BODY FLUID SPILL KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

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

      OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE STORE WHERE LARGE CONTAINERS AND DRY GOODS ARE HELD, AND IN THE REAR OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT OR STAIN ALL RAW WOOD TO MAKE EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

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

      OBSERVED THE GASKET SEALS OF REACH IN FREEZER DOORS 4,6,7 AND 8 WITH BROKEN SEALS SOME WITH TAPE ON THEM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE WALK IN FREEZER WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  6. Oct 8, 2021 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 3 (Low)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

      OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

      PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES TO CLEAN UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE SUPPLIES OR BODY FLUID SPILL KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      NO HANDWASHING SIGN IN REAR MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      NO THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED GAP UNDERNEATH FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM IN REAR OF FACILITY. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR DISPOAL OF SANITARY ITEMS.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      OBSERVED INOPERABLE VENTILATION INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM IN REAR OF FACILITY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

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.