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A & M Dollar Store
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2015
- address2558 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
- cuisineDollar Store
Is A & M Dollar Store clean?
A & M Dollar Store is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 30, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at A & M Dollar Store?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcriticalWater Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES, IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE HOT WATER WITHIN 48 HRS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSEREVED APPROXIMATELY 40 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA, AND POISON ALONG WALL BASE THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND POISON. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DIRTY INTERIOR OF DISPLAY CASES IN FRONT OF STORE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRTY AND DAMAGED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRTY AND DAMAGED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, FRONT AND REAR. WATER DAMAGE ON CEILING IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, FRONT AND REAR. WATER DAMAGE ON CEILING IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING LIGHTS ON SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was A & M Dollar Store last inspected?
A & M Dollar Store has 2 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2015 | — | |
| October 30, 2015 | Fail |
A & M Dollar 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 12% 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 October 30, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.