71 Food Wholesale

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 12, 2024
• address2001 W 71St St, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is 71 Food Wholesale clean?

71 Food Wholesale is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 12, 2024. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at 71 Food Wholesale?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • : 6-301.14 : MUST PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM • 5-202.12 (B-D) : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY WATER LINE AT REAR HAND SINK NEXT TO MOP SINK
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND FRAME MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 3- DOOR MILK COOLER. • 4-101.19 : MUST REMOVE TAPE LINED ALONG SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM ALL STORAGE SHELVING UNITS,EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS,SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALLS,BROKEN CONCRETE FLOORS AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES ,STAINED CEILING TILES & DAMAGED CEILING IN REAR AREA,EXCESSIVE CAULKING TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR ,SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.

When was 71 Food Wholesale last inspected?

71 Food Wholesale has 8 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2022.

71 Food Wholesale vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 November 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.