Austin Food Store Inc

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 22, 2017
• address5954 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Austin Food Store Inc clean?

Austin Food Store Inc is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 22, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Austin Food Store Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 22, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • OBSERVED USED CAT LITTER BOX ON SITE DURING INSPECTION, IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. AS WELL AS BLACK AND WHITE CAT AND CAT FEEDING BOWL AND WATER BOWL BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AREA. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REMOVE. SITE CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION #. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005 (A)
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OBSERVED GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT TIGHT FITTING OVER FLOWING WITH TRASH AND CARDBOARD BOXES. POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENT AND OTHER PEST. INFORMED SITE THAT OVERFLOWING DUMPER IS A FEEDING SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. INSTRUCTED SITE TO SCHEDULE PICK UP FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-020
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OBSERVED GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT TIGHT FITTING OVER FLOWING WITH TRASH AND CARDBOARD BOXES. POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENT AND OTHER PEST. INFORMED SITE THAT OVERFLOWING DUMPER IS A FEEDING SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. INSTRUCTED SITE TO SCHEDULE PICK UP FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-020
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER, ON SITE DURING INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS; MILK, ETC., WERE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED MISSING AND UNFINISHED FLOOR AS WELL AS RAW WOOD FLOOR IN FRONT COUNTER AREA NEAR FRONT WINDOW. ALSO OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILE IN SAID AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED FOOD AND DEBRIS UNDERNEATH ALL AISLES ON SHOWROOM FLOOR. INSTRUCTED SITE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED MISSING AND UNFINISHED FLOOR AS WELL AS RAW WOOD FLOOR IN FRONT COUNTER AREA NEAR FRONT WINDOW. ALSO OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILE IN SAID AREA. INFORMED MANAGER THAT ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED FOOD AND DEBRIS UNDERNEATH ALL AISLES ON SHOWROOM FLOOR. INSTRUCTED SITE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FRONT DISPLAY ROOM AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REPLACE AND REPAIR. MAINTAINED AT ALL.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FRONT DISPLAY ROOM AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REPLACE AND REPAIR. MAINTAINED AT ALL.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED BURNED-OUT LIGHTS THROUGHOUT REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE SITE TO REPAIR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK FAUCET IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCT SITE TO PROVIDE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT, 2 GOOD HUMOR DEEP FREEZER FLOOR CHEST, COLA DISPLAY COOLER AND UNUSED METAL SHELVING UNITS, IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED SITE TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ORGANIZE AREA, AS WELL AS ELEVATE INVENTORY AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was Austin Food Store Inc last inspected?

Austin Food Store Inc has 8 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2013.

Austin Food Store Inc 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 13% 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 December 22, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.