Citgo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 16, 2025
• address7600 S Exchange Ave, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Citgo clean?

Citgo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Citgo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • ALL DRINK MACHINES WITH BUILD UP OF SYRUP IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • ALL DRINK MACHINES WITH BUILD UP OF SYRUP IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS, STORAGE CABINETS AND STORAGE SHELVES IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • PROPRER STOPPERS NEEDED FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AREA, INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, IN REAR 3 COMP SINK AREA AND SALES FLOOR ALL IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPILLS UNDER AND AROUND SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AIR VENTS ALL IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • AIR VENTS ALL IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN NEED OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE NEEDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN

When was Citgo last inspected?

Citgo has 11 inspections on record going back to August 10, 2010.

Citgo vs South Shore

South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, 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 July 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.