7 Eleven

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 28, 2015
• address5600 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60634
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is 7 Eleven clean?

7 Eleven is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 28, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at 7 Eleven?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE AND DISPLAY INSIDE HOT HOLDING UNIT (WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 140F). NOTED HOT DOG INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 119.0F, MEAT PIZZA AT 133.1F, TAQUITOS AT 123.6F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 140F OR HIGHER AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LESS. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. TOTAL VALUE: $10.00, TOTAL WEIGHT: 4 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (HOT DOGS, PIZZA, TACO ROLL ETC.) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING AND MAINTAINING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT SAME AREA, INTERIOR CABINET UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA AND BEHIND BEVERAGE COUNTER WITH SYRUP ACCUMULATION.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH SODA SYRUP SHELVES IN REAR, FLOORS UNDERNEATH FRONT BEVERAGE COUNTER WITH EXCESSIVE SYRUP BUILD-UP, AND FLOORS INSIDE/THROUGHOUT WALK-IN COOLER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH SODA SYRUP SHELVES IN REAR, FLOORS UNDERNEATH FRONT BEVERAGE COUNTER WITH EXCESSIVE SYRUP BUILD-UP, AND FLOORS INSIDE/THROUGHOUT WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP ABOVE DISPLAY AREA AND INSIDE WASHROOMS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT COVER WITH HEAVY DUST BUILD-UP ABOVE DISPLAY AREA AND INSIDE WASHROOMS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES INSIDE REAR STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.

When was 7 Eleven last inspected?

7 Eleven has 6 inspections on record going back to September 19, 2013.

7 Eleven vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 28, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.