Apple Pantry

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 27, 2018
• address5835 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Apple Pantry clean?

Apple Pantry is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 27, 2018. 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 Apple Pantry?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 27, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED SOME PLASTIC PALLETS BEING USED AS SHELVING AND FLOOR ELEVATION. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING/ELEVATION THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK/POOLED WATER IN THE BACK ROOM ON THE FLOOR BY SUMP PUMP. MUST REMOVE STANDING WATER, REPAIR PUMP AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED RAW WOOD WALL UNIT BUILT AROUND THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST SEAL/PAINT WITH HIGH GLOSS FINISH TO PROVIDE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT OF THE CEILING OF THE REAR STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED HOLES IN WOOD WALL IN THE STORE FRONT AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. • OBSERVED AN BUILDUP OF DIRT ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Apple Pantry last inspected?

Apple Pantry has 1 inspection on record going back to November 27, 2018.

Apple Pantry vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 November 27, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.