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Bargain Food
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2017
- address5473 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Bargain Food clean?
Bargain Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 20, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bargain Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE DELI EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES AND COUNTER TOPS.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING AND REPAIRING NOTED BROKEN & MISSING TILES. MUST MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING AND REPAIRING NOTED BROKEN & MISSING TILES. MUST MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED OPENINGS IN TO THE WALL BASE IN THE PREP AREA. MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR PEST.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED OPENINGS IN TO THE WALL BASE IN THE PREP AREA. MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR PEST.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PREMISES HAS 4 SMALL DEEP FRYERS BEHIND DELI COUNTER WHERE CHICKEN,FRIES AND PIZZA PUFFS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE VENTILATION OVER FRYERS. ALSO MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE MOP SINK INTERIOR TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
When was Bargain Food last inspected?
Bargain Food has 10 inspections on record going back to March 17, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| November 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 11, 2016 | Fail | |
| November 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2014 | Fail | |
| July 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Bargain Food 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 38% 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 20, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.