Cicero & Montrose Shell

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2019
• address4401 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60630
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Cicero & Montrose Shell clean?

Cicero & Montrose Shell is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 26, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cicero & Montrose Shell?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER EQUIPPED WITH HAND SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE OR PAPER TOWEL ADJACENT TO REAR DISHWASHING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) NO CITATION ISSUED • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE IN ALL HANDSINKS INCLUDING HANDSINK INSIDE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER WITH HANDLES UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER WITH HANDLES UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE NOT LOCATED BEHIND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER STORED IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER STORED IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WATER STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE REAR DISHWASHING AREA AND ABOVE FRONT DISPLAY AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN REAR STORAGE/DISHWASHING AREA. USABLE ITEMS (FOOD AND NON-FOOD) MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING INCLUDING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. NO MILK/SODA CRATES. MUST REORGANIZE.

When was Cicero & Montrose Shell last inspected?

Cicero & Montrose Shell has 2 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2019.

Cicero & Montrose Shell vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 February 26, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.