Buddies Food & Liquors, Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 17, 2012
• address1758 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Buddies Food & Liquors, Inc. clean?

Buddies Food & Liquors, Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 17, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Buddies Food & Liquors, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED 15-20 FLYING INSECTS IN REAR UTILITY ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT CLEAN AND MAINTAINED, DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. DUMPSTER LIDS MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT CLEAN AND MAINTAINED, DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. DUMPSTER LIDS MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER (EXCESS DIRT, DUST, DEBRIS), DISPLAY SHELVES, STORAGE SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER, ETC.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILINGS IN POOR REPAIR. OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS NEAR BEER WALK-IN COOLER, IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN ALL AREAS. REPLACE ALL SOILED CEILING TILES. CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS (DUST BUILDUP). WALLS NEED CLEANING AND PAINTING IN ALL AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILINGS IN POOR REPAIR. OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS NEAR BEER WALK-IN COOLER, IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN ALL AREAS. REPLACE ALL SOILED CEILING TILES. CLEAN ALL CEILING VENTS (DUST BUILDUP). WALLS NEED CLEANING AND PAINTING IN ALL AREAS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES IN REAR STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Buddies Food & Liquors, Inc. last inspected?

Buddies Food & Liquors, Inc. has 1 inspection on record going back to August 17, 2012.

Buddies Food & Liquors, Inc. vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 17, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.