Capone's Liquors & Food, Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 18, 2014
• address3678-3680 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60618
• cuisineGrocery/Liquor Store

Is Capone's Liquors & Food, Inc. clean?

Capone's Liquors & Food, Inc. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 18, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Capone's Liquors & Food, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE EXTERIOR OF THE GREASE TRAP BOX UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK. ALSO MUST REPAINT GREASE TRAP BOX.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPLACE ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE FRONT DOOR THRESHOLD, ACROSS FROM THE CASH REGISTER AREA AND IN FRONT OF THE MILK AND CHEESE REACH-IN COOLER DOOR. ALSO AROUND THE 3-COMP SINK AREA IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR THE EDGE OF THE STEP INTO THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ABOVE STATED IS IN POOR REPAIR. MUST ELEVATE ALL BEER BOXES LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CASH REGISTER AREA 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPLACE ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE FRONT DOOR THRESHOLD, ACROSS FROM THE CASH REGISTER AREA AND IN FRONT OF THE MILK AND CHEESE REACH-IN COOLER DOOR. ALSO AROUND THE 3-COMP SINK AREA IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR THE EDGE OF THE STEP INTO THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. ABOVE STATED IS IN POOR REPAIR. MUST ELEVATE ALL BEER BOXES LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CASH REGISTER AREA 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA MUST REPLACE/REPAIR MISSING AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE 3-COMP SINK, AT THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE REAR OFFICE AND ABOVE THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FRONT WINDOW SILLS TO REMOVE DUST AND DEAD INSECTS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA MUST REPLACE/REPAIR MISSING AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE 3-COMP SINK, AT THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE REAR OFFICE AND ABOVE THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FRONT WINDOW SILLS TO REMOVE DUST AND DEAD INSECTS.

When was Capone's Liquors & Food, Inc. last inspected?

Capone's Liquors & Food, Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to December 18, 2014.

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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 18, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.