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 offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded

When was A & M Dollar Store last inspected?

A & M Dollar Store has 2 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2015.

A & M Dollar Store vs South Shore

South Shore runs 71% clean across 140 tracked restaurants — 96 clean, 21 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 140 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 1% of them.

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• ? Jeffrey Food & Dollar
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• ✓ Sweets Etcetera Inc
  cooked · October 4, 2010
• ? W C Handy's Bistro
  cooked · October 9, 2013
• ? Dj's Seafood And More, Llc
  cooked · June 26, 2013
• ✕ Chicago Philly Steak
  cooked · February 8, 2010

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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.

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