Central Buy Low Liquor

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 19, 2012
• address3360 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60618
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Central Buy Low Liquor clean?

Central Buy Low Liquor is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 19, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Central Buy Low Liquor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2012, 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 • INSTRUCTED CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, DISPLAY SHELVES AND 3PART SINK.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES AND CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT PREMISES, INCLUDING BASEMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES AND CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT PREMISES, INCLUDING BASEMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN AND MISSING CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT AND SEAL OPENINGS ON WALLS AND CEILING AT REAR STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN AND MISSING CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT AND SEAL OPENINGS ON WALLS AND CEILING AT REAR STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR MILK COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR MILK COOLER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THRU-OUT THE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.

When was Central Buy Low Liquor last inspected?

Central Buy Low Liquor has 1 inspection on record going back to July 19, 2012.

Central Buy Low Liquor vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, 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 July 19, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.