A & R Public Closeout

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 12, 2021
• address4851 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is A & R Public Closeout clean?

A & R Public Closeout is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 12, 2021. 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 A & R Public Closeout?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2021, 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 PROCEDURE ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP PROCEDURE WITH ALL NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP A REAR EXIT/ENTRANCE DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK. • 3-COMPARMENT SINK RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • CEILING MECHANICAL FAN NOT WORKING IN EAST SIDE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE A WORKING MECHANICAL CEILING FAN FOR SAID WASHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • CEILING MECHANICAL FAN NOT WORKING IN EAST SIDE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE A WORKING MECHANICAL CEILING FAN FOR SAID WASHROOM.

When was A & R Public Closeout last inspected?

A & R Public Closeout has 2 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2021.

A & R Public Closeout vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 March 12, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.