Belmont Snack Shop

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 11, 2020
• address3407 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60618

Is Belmont Snack Shop clean?

Belmont Snack Shop is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 11, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Belmont Snack Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 11, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED FROM FLY OR PEST ENTRY. FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR BEING PROPPED OPEN FOR VENTILATION WITHOUT A SCREENED DOOR. REAR STORAGE HALLWAY WINDOW OPEN WITHOUT MESH SCREENING ON SIDES OF OPEN WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING SCREENS ON OPEN WINDOWS AND A SCREENED FRONT DOOR IF NEEDED FOR VENTILATION.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.----CARD BOARD AND PLASTIC USED AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE STORAGE ROOM DOOR. MUST REPLACE DOOR OR PROVIDE A NON-ABSORBENT, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE MATERIAL FOR REPAIR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DIRTY PLASTIC TAX CHART TAPED TO THE LID OF THE FRONT PREP BOX COOLER. MUST REMOVE TO MAINTAIN A SMOOTH CLEANABLE COOLER LID.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD OR TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAK UNDER THE FRONT PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ONTO THE FLOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BADLY DAMAGED FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FACILITY FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. FLOORS WORN TO THE RAW WOOD, MISSING TILES AND LARGE HOLES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR ALL FLOORS TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----WOODEN WALL AT THE FRONT PREP WALL MOUNTED KNIFE HOLDER WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER AND CRACKED DAMAGED WALL WITH HOLE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • COUNTER TOP SURROUNDING WASH BOWL IN THE WASHROOM IN POOR REPAIR, BADLY DAMAGED WITH OPEN CRACKS AND CREVICES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • WINDOW IN THE WASHROOM USED AS WASHROOMS VENTILATION FOUND PERMANENTLY SEALED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR RE-OPEN SEALED WINDOW TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • WINDOW IN THE WASHROOM USED AS WASHROOMS VENTILATION FOUND PERMANENTLY SEALED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR RE-OPEN SEALED WINDOW TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

When was Belmont Snack Shop last inspected?

Belmont Snack Shop has 22 inspections on record going back to May 18, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Belmont Snack Shop vs Avondale

Avondale runs 64% clean across 679 tracked restaurants — 432 clean, 111 mid, 133 cooked.

Against the 679 spots Cooked tracks in Avondale, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 11, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.