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Homeboy Grocery

3851 W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL 60624 · Cook County

11cited violations
0serious tier
2inspections
10tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Retail food (not serving meals) (Grocery Store)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2948783
Status
Risk 3 (Low)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
20242110

Inspections

  1. Jan 26, 2024 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 3 (Low)
    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF COOLER THAT HOLD PREPACKED TCS FOODS (SLICED DELI MEAT, DAIRY) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      6-501.19 OBSERVED TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

    • Severity not stated

      GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

      5-501.115 OBSERVED TRASH SURROUNDING THE OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE IN THE REAR FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN REFUSE AREA.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      6-201.11 OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE REAR STORAGE WITH EXCESSIVE CRACKED AND MISSING TILES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOORS THROUGHOUT SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.

  2. Jan 23, 2024 License · Fail — Risk 3 (Low)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT HANDSINK IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. NOTED HOT WATER AT PROPER TEMPERATURE AS REQUIRED BY CODE.

    • Severity not stated

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF COOLER THAT HOLD PREPACKED TCS FOODS (SLICED DELI MEAT, DAIRY) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 60 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES... IN REAR STORAGE SCATTRED ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE STORE UNUSED EQUIPMENT, ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE FRONT COUNTER WITH REGISTERS, AND ALONG THE WINDOWSILL IN FRONT OF THE PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREAS, AND MAINTAIN PREMISE FREE OF PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      OBSERVED TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

    • Severity not stated

      GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

      OBSERVED TRASH SURROUNDING THE OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE IN THE REAR FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN REFUSE AREA.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE REAR STORAGE WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF CRACKED AND MISSING TILES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOORS THROUGHOUT SAID AREA AND MAINTAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT, PALLETS, AND MISCELLANEUS ITEMS STORED IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL ITEMS NOT USED TO PREVENT HIDING SPACES FOR PESTS ON PREMISES.

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.