Angelo's Grocery

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2011
• address2159 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Angelo's Grocery clean?

Angelo's Grocery is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 15, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Angelo's Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️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 • All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. FOUND 30- 35 MICE DROPPIMG IN THE BACK STORE ROOM ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR, REMOVE ALL THE CLUTTER AND CALL YOUR LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY TO COME HERE TO SERVICE THIS ESTABLISHMENT. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE STORE SHELVES THROUGHOUT.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN ALL THE STORE SHELVES AND CLEAN UNDERNEATH THEM HAS DUST AND DIRT ON THEM. CLEAN THE FLOOR THEMSELVES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN ALL THE STORE SHELVES AND CLEAN UNDERNEATH THEM HAS DUST AND DIRT ON THEM. CLEAN THE FLOOR THEMSELVES.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. PROVIDE A SPRING TO THE TOILET ROOM DOOR SO THE DOOR CLOSES PROPERLY.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. THE TOILET IS IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. ALSO SECURE IT TO THE FLOOR.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. REMOVE ALL THE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT PREMISES SO NO RODENT OR INSECT HARBORAGE.

When was Angelo's Grocery last inspected?

Angelo's Grocery has 2 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2011.

Angelo's Grocery vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 July 15, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.