Willies Grocery Store INC.
4958 S WOLCOTT AVE, Chicago, IL 60609 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Retail food (not serving meals) (Grocery Store)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 1515440
- Status
- Risk 2 (Medium)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 20 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Inspections
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Nov 7, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Severity not stated
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS HANDLING MEAT WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-601.11(C) OBSERVED MEAT DISPLAY COOLING UNIT, BREAD AND BAKERY ITEM DISPLAY CASINGS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACE WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
6-501.19 OBSERVED TOILET ROOM WITHOUT SELF CLOSING DOOR AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
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Severity not stated
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Nov 3, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-501.111 OUT PF 11/06/2025 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10 LARGE RODENT DROPPINGS AS WELL AS 30 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS ON SHELVING UNITS OF STORAGE TABLES LOCATED IN BASEMENT AND ALONGSIDE CHEST FREEZERS.NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL AND LARGE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT MEAT, BASEMENT, STORAGE AND REAR PREP, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF DISPLAY CASES CONTAINING BAKERY ITEMS, PORK SKINS, ETC. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
2-402.11 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS HANDLING MEAT WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-601.11(C) OBSERVED MEAT DISPLAY COOLING UNIT, BREAD AND BAKERY ITEM DISPLAY CASINGS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACE WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
6-501.19 OBSERVED TOILET ROOM WITHOUT SELF CLOSING DOOR AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Oct 30, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
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Serious
Priority
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED HANDSINK LOCATED IN IN USE PREP AREA WITHOUT HOT OR COLD RUNNING WATER DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER @ AT LEAST 100F AND MAINTAIN FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNITS THROUGHOUT GROCERY STORE , INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WHERE TCS FOODS ARE STORED
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10 LARGE RODENT DROPPINGS AS WELL AS 30 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS ON SHELVING UNITS OF STORAGE TABLES LOCATED IN BASEMENT AND ALONGSIDE CHEST FREEZERS.NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL AND LARGE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT MEAT, BASEMENT, STORAGE AND REAR PREP, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF DISPLAY CASES CONTAINING BAKERY ITEMS, PORK SKINS, ETC. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS HANDLING MEAT WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED VARIOUS MEATS STORED INSIDE OF TRASH BAGS THROUGHOUT WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD INSIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS ONLY AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION AND STORAGE THROUGHOUT COOLING UNITS AS WELL AS PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SHELVING UNITS TO STORE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR TESTING SANITIZER STRENGHT AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED MEAT DISPLAY COOLING UNIT, BREAD AND BAKERY ITEM DISPLAY CASINGS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACE WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED TOILET ROOM WITHOUT SELF CLOSING DOOR AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED TRASH, OPENED PRODUCTS AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT BOTH PRODUCE AND MEAT WALK IN COOLERS, IN BETWEEN ALL EQUIPMENT, IN SMALL STORAGE SPACE IN REAR PREP AREA, IN BETWEEN SHELVING RACKS THROUGHOUT FRONT GROCERY AND SMALL HALLWAY LEADING TO RESTROOM IN BETWEEN CRATES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT MEAT AND REAR PREP/STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULBS AND INCREASE LIGHTING IN SAID SPACES.
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Severity not stated
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Apr 16, 2020 Short Form Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
Result: Pass.
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Sep 2, 2016 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN AND SANITIZE KNIFE RACKS AT THE MEAT PREP AREA. CLEAN AND SANITIZE SLICERS AND BAND SAW.
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
REMOVE THE CARDBOARD AND CLEAN FLOORS AT THE DISPLAY CASE.
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Not serious
Minor
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OVER MEAT PREP AREA.
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Not serious
Minor
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN PRODICE COOLER.
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Not serious
Minor
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Dec 3, 2014 Short Form Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED FRONT SINK STILL SPRAYER ONLY, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL NAZZLE TO REACH ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS.
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Not serious
Minor
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Oct 15, 2014 Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST.
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS NOT CLEAN IN REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED WALLS&CEILINGS IN PRODUCE COOLER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
3 COMP. SINK SPRAYER ONLY, NO NOZZLE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FRONT 3 COMP. SINK, REAR 3 COMP NEED TO REPLACE LEAKING SPRAYER.
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Not serious
Minor
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.