Chava Grocery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 9, 2015
• address2349 S California Ave, Chicago 60608
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Chava Grocery clean?

Chava Grocery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 9, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chava Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 9, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE SOILED CARDBOARD ON CHIP DISPLAY SHELVES. PROVIDE ADEQUATE DIVIDERS IN MEAT DISPLAY COOLER.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE SOILED CARDBOARD ON CHIP DISPLAY SHELVES. PROVIDE ADEQUATE DIVIDERS IN MEAT DISPLAY COOLER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES, IN WALLS, CEILINGS AND AROUND PIPE FITTINGS IN WASHROOM. CLEAN VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL ALL OPENINGS, CRACKS, CREVICES, IN WALLS, CEILINGS AND AROUND PIPE FITTINGS IN WASHROOM. CLEAN VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS INSIDE MEAT DISPLAY COOLER AND DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN MEAT PREP AREA.

When was Chava Grocery last inspected?

Chava Grocery has 5 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2011.

Chava Grocery vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 October 9, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.