A. P. Convenient

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 14, 2014
• address3751 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is A. P. Convenient clean?

A. P. Convenient is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 14, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at A. P. Convenient?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 14, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT INSTALLED ON PREMISES. ESTABLISHMENT IS SERVING NACHOS AND CHEESE. NACHO CHIPS IS STORED IN BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS ON DISPLAY ON COUNTER AND CHEESE IN 1 GALLON CONTAINERS THAT HAS TO BE OPENED, PLACED IN CONTAINER AND HEATED. INSTRUCTED THAT EXPOSED HANDSINK MUST BE INSTALL IF PREMISES IS SERVING AND HANDLING OPEN FOODS OR NACHO MACHINE AND CHEESE MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
• ⚠️No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • EVIDENCE OF LIVE ANIMALS ON PREMISES. OBSERVED TWO LIVE RABBITS ON PREMISES INSIDE CAGE THAT IS LISTED FOR SALE. INSTRUCTED THAT PREMISES IS ONLY LICENSED FOR RETAIL FOOD AND NOT FOR LIVE ANIMALS TO BE STORED ON PREMISES FOR SELL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT LIVE RABBITS MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES AND CAN NOT BE STORED ON PREMISES FOR SELL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.critical
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • EVIDENCE OF LIVE ANIMALS ON PREMISES. OBSERVED TWO LIVE RABBITS ON PREMISES INSIDE CAGE THAT IS LISTED FOR SALE. INSTRUCTED THAT PREMISES IS ONLY LICENSED FOR RETAIL FOOD AND NOT FOR LIVE ANIMALS TO BE STORED ON PREMISES FOR SELL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT LIVE RABBITS MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES AND CAN NOT BE STORED ON PREMISES FOR SELL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • SINKS, COOLERS, SHELVES, AND STORAGE RACKS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURAFCES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE AND BEHIND STORAGE RACKS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR ALONG WALLBASE AND BEHIND STORAGE RACKS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING TILE AND WALLS NOT MAINTAINED IN DISPLAY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILE AND REPAIR WALLS AND RESEAL SURAFCE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CEILING TILE AND WALLS NOT MAINTAINED IN DISPLAY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING TILE AND REPAIR WALLS AND RESEAL SURAFCE.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • THERMOMETER NOT VISIBLE INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THERMOMETER CONSPICUOUS INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • THERMOMETER NOT VISIBLE INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THERMOMETER CONSPICUOUS INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND ELEVATE SUPPLIES 6 INCHES OR HIGHER AND AWAY FROM WALL.

When was A. P. Convenient last inspected?

A. P. Convenient has 3 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2012.

A. P. Convenient vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, 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 August 14, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.