Big Moe's Cellular & Food

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 5, 2023
• address5539-5541 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Big Moe's Cellular & Food clean?

Big Moe's Cellular & Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 5, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Big Moe's Cellular & Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 5, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11: OBSERVED BROKEN GLASS ON ONE DOOR OF FREEZER AND BROKEN GLASS ON TWO DOORS OF COLD HOLDING UNIT CLOSEST TO WESTSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GLASS IN DOORS OF FREEZER AND COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN. • 4-101.19: OBSERVED BUCKETS OF SOAP STORED ON FLOOR IN RETAIL AREA AND SODA STORED ON FLOOR IN SODA CRATES IN RETAIL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND TO PREVENT AREAS FOR PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115: OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND SODA CRATES IN AREA NEAR DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND SODA CRATES AND MAINTAIN.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115: OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND SODA CRATES IN AREA NEAR DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND SODA CRATES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12: OBSERVED SPLASHES ON WALL OF WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST IN ALL WINDOWSILLS IN FRONT RETAIL AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.11: OBSERVED HOLES IN FLOOR AND CRACKED FLOOR TILES NEAR FRONT ENTRANCE AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR IN FRONT OF REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OR REPLACE FLOOR/FLOOR TILES FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL IN WASHROOM ON NORTHSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Big Moe's Cellular & Food last inspected?

Big Moe's Cellular & Food has 2 inspections on record going back to November 28, 2023.

Big Moe's Cellular & 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 December 5, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.