79Th Corner Store

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 1, 2024
• address2459 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is 79Th Corner Store clean?

79Th Corner Store is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 1, 2024. 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 79Th Corner Store?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT TO USE IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1 INCH GAP A THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL DOOR AND MAINTAIN TO AVOID POSSIBLE RODENT ENTRY. OBSERVED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR WITH EXPOSED LIGHT; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENINGS IN THE WALL AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DOOR TO ELIMINATE LIGHT OBSERVED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SINK IN THE CORNER AREA AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE WASHROOM DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON DOOR.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE WASHROOM DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON DOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE TOILET IN THE WASHROOM AROUND THE PIPES; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLES. OBSERVED SMALL HOLES IN THE FURNACE CLOSET IN THE FLOOR; SEAL WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED VARIOUS AREAS WHERE THE WALL AND FLOOR HAVE GAPS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WALL COVING IN THE AREAS TO PREVENT SPACE BETWEEN THE LOWER WALL AND THE FLOOR. • FOUND SOME UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON SITE; OWNER STATES THAT HE IS HAVING THE REFRIGERATION UNITS REMOVED; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE IF NOT BEING USED TO AVOID CLUTTER.

When was 79Th Corner Store last inspected?

79Th Corner Store has 1 inspection on record going back to April 1, 2024.

79Th Corner Store vs South Shore

South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 1, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.