Candy's Grocery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 29, 2020
• address1366 W Ohio St, Chicago 60642
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Candy's Grocery clean?

Candy's Grocery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 29, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Candy's Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 29, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES OR PROCEDURES ONSITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 6-DOOR REACH IN BEVERAGE COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE STAFF TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE STAFF TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT FACILITY, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND CLUTTER BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND BEHIND THE REAR COLD HOLDING UNIT ON THE SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE OR REMOVE CLUTTER; ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.

When was Candy's Grocery last inspected?

Candy's Grocery has 5 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2010.

Candy's Grocery vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 29, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.