S & S Shop 4 Less
118 S CICERO AVE, Chicago, IL 60644 · Cook County
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
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Inspections
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Mar 4, 2025 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 3 (Low)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Severity not stated
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Feb 24, 2025 Complaint · Fail — Risk 3 (Low)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED CHIPS SCATTERED UNDERNEATH CHIPS RACKS IN FRONT OF STORE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Sep 12, 2024 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 3 (Low)
Result: Pass.
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Sep 5, 2024 Complaint · Fail — Risk 3 (Low)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
MUST REPLACE BURNED BULB IN REAR STORAGE AND INCREASE LIGHTING.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Apr 12, 2022 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 3 (Low)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Oct 8, 2021 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 3 (Low)
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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.
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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.
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
NO HANDWASHING SIGN IN REAR MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
NO THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED GAP UNDERNEATH FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
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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.
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED INOPERABLE VENTILATION INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM IN REAR OF FACILITY. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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.