Buchanas Food & Liquor

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 4, 2026
• address2601 W 51St St, Chicago 60632
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Buchanas Food & Liquor clean?

Buchanas Food & Liquor is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Buchanas Food & Liquor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF FRONT ENTRANCE OUTER DOOR AND AT BASE AND TOP LEFT OF REAR EXIT DOOR LEADING TO DUMPSTER AREA. 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 • OBSERVED PALLETS AND PIECES OF WOOD USED FOR ELEVATION IN LIQUOR WALK IN COOLER AND BOXES STORED ON PALLETS OR FLOOR ON SALES FLOOR, IN CASHIER AREA, IN REAR STORAGE AND REAR LIQUOR STORAGE NEAR OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE USAGE OF PALLETS AND PIECES OF WOOD FOR ELEVATION THROUGHOUT FACILITY, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR. • OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON DOORS 4 AND 5 OF COLD HOLDING WALL DISPLAY UNIT ON SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON DOORS 4 AND 5 OF COLD HOLDING WALL DISPLAY UNIT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO SERVICE SINK IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A CONVENIENTLY LOCATED SERVICE SINK THAT SHALL HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER PRESSURE AND PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO WATER SUPPLY EQUIPPED WITH A FLOOR DRAIN FOR THE CLEANING OF MOPS AND FOR THE DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER OR SIMILAR LIQUID WASTE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED DOOR OF EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM DOOR SO THAT IT SHALL BE TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING. • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED DOOR OF EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM DOOR SO THAT IT SHALL BE TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING. • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED OPENING AROUND LIGHT SWITCH/OUTLET COVER IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR OPENING AROUND LIGHT SWITCH/OUTLET COVER IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES AND STAINED CEILING THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR AND STAINED CEILING IN LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM IN OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR AND REPAINT STAINED CEILING IN LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM IN OFFICE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN HALLWAY LEADING TO REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DEBRIS AND DUST BUILDUP ON FLOORS UNDERNEATH ALL SHELVING UNITS AND WALL DISPLAY COLD HOLDING UNIT ON SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDERNEATH ALL SHELVING UNITS AND WALL DISPLAY COLD HOLDING UNIT ON SALES FLOOR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN REAR HALLWAY LEADING TO EXIT DOOR. CLUTTER OBSERVED INCLUDE WOOD AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ALL ITEMS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT SUCH AS EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.

When was Buchanas Food & Liquor last inspected?

Buchanas Food & Liquor has 2 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2026.

Buchanas Food & Liquor vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.

Other spots in Gage Park

• ✓ Buchanas Food & Liquor
  clean · June 4, 2026
• ✕ El Indio Jeronimo
  cooked · July 6, 2026
• ? Don Pan Bakery Inc
  cooked · April 2, 2012
• ✓ Famosa Bakery
  clean · June 1, 2022
• ✓ Luna's
  clean · April 22, 2011
• ✓ Kedzie Liquor
  clean · April 25, 2013

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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 June 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.