Chitown Bodega

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 6, 2024
• address14 W Elm St, Chicago 60610
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Chitown Bodega clean?

Chitown Bodega is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 6, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chitown Bodega?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN TWO COLD HOLDING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN BOTH COLD HOLDING UNITS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM DRAIN PIPE IN INTERIOR OF HANDWASHING SINK CABINET IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DRAIN PIPE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECPTACLE IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED COVERED RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECPTACLE IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED COVERED RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED OR MISSING FLOOR TILES NEAR FACILITY REAR EXIT DOOR AND NORTHWEST SIDE WALL NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR MISSING FLOOR TILES NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR AND NORTHWEST SIDE WALL NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR OF FACILITY.

When was Chitown Bodega last inspected?

Chitown Bodega has 2 inspections on record going back to November 15, 2023.

Chitown Bodega vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 March 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.