Best Food

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 8, 2020
• address5751 W Augusta Blvd, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Best Food clean?

Best Food is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 8, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Best Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • FOUND NO ALLERGEN LABELS ON DESSERTS (CAKE) STORED IN SELF-SERVE DISPLAY CASE ON SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED DESSERTS ITEMS WITH IDENTITY, NET WEIGHT, INGREDIENTS, LIST MAJOR ALLERGENS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE MADE AND PACKAGED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • FOUND SINGLE-USE SERVICE CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE, STORE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • FOUND SINGLE-USE SERVICE CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE, STORE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND TORN REFRIGERATION GASKETS ON MULTIPLE REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. ALSO, REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON 6-DOOR REACH IN BEVERAGE COOLER ON SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE ALL TORN GASKETS AND HANDLE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FOUND ICE ACCUMULATION INSIDE CHEST FREEZER ON SALES FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND SLOW DRAIN IN HANDWASHING SINK BEHIND DELI COUNTER, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND MISSING/BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. ALSO, REPLACE DIRTY PLASTIC BEING USED FOR A DOOR, WITH THE PROPER AIR CURTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Best Food last inspected?

Best Food has 6 inspections on record going back to June 14, 2010.

Best 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 30% 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 April 8, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.