Citgo

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 18, 2019
• address3202 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Citgo clean?

Citgo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 18, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Citgo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 18, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE CORNER OF THE FRONT COUNTER SAWED OFF AND WRAPPED IN DUCT TAPE WHERE THE COFFEE IS BEING SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR BATHROOM AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL FOR SERVICING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS BETWEEN THE FOOD ISLES AND BY THE BACK STORAGE AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILE BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED PAINT BUCKETS, STORAGE SHELVES, AND OTHER UNUSED ITEMS IN THE CORNERS OF THE FACILITY AND IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Citgo last inspected?

Citgo has 6 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2011.

Citgo vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 31% of them.

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• ✓! Del Campos Restaurant
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• ✓ Ho Fat Lee Chinese Kitchen
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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 June 18, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.