A & L Supermarket, Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 20, 2013
• address7458 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is A & L Supermarket, Inc. clean?

A & L Supermarket, Inc. is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 20, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at A & L Supermarket, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 20, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN FOOD PREP AREA, AND PAINT SURFACE IF RUSTED. REPLACE ALL POP AND MILK CRATES WITH SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELF UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN FOOD PREP AREA, AND PAINT SURFACE IF RUSTED. REPLACE ALL POP AND MILK CRATES WITH SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: SHELVES BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, REMOVE RUSTY DEPOSITS FROM 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR, CLEAN EXPOSED HAND SINK OUTSIDE TOILET ROOM, AND PRODUCE CASE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. PAINT FLOOR UNDERNEATH AND AROUND AREA WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. PAINT FLOOR UNDERNEATH AND AROUND AREA WHERE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND LOWER LEFT CORNER OF REAR/SIDE EXIT DOOR. SEAL ALL CRACKS AND OPENINGS AROUND PIPE-FITTINGS THROUGHOUT REAR AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • REPAIR BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND LOWER LEFT CORNER OF REAR/SIDE EXIT DOOR. SEAL ALL CRACKS AND OPENINGS AROUND PIPE-FITTINGS THROUGHOUT REAR AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE BLOWN LIGHTS IN FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTALLED A 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT HOT FOOD PREP AREA, NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH AN EXPOSED HAND SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM THE WALL SO THAT FLOOR BASE IS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING, SERVICING AND INSPECTING.

When was A & L Supermarket, Inc. last inspected?

A & L Supermarket, Inc. has 5 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2011.

A & L Supermarket, Inc. vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 June 20, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.