Citgo

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 4, 2024
• address8903 S South Chicago Ave, Chicago 60617
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Citgo clean?

Citgo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 4, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Citgo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 4, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE WASHROOM AND DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED FLY STRIPS HANGING IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING TWO SINIK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED THE FACILITY MISSING TWO SINIK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE MICROWAVE IN THE FORMER RESTAURANT AREA AND BEHIND THE SERVICE COUNTER WITH SEVERE FOOD DERBIS ANS NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID MICROWAVES AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER INSIDE UNUSED PREP AREA AND ICE MACHINE IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH LIQUID SPILLAGE AND TRASH: UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE, BEHIND THE COFFEE STATION, AND UNDER THE CANDY SHELVING UNIT IN THE DISPLAY AISLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING AREA AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Citgo last inspected?

Citgo has 10 inspections on record going back to December 15, 2015.

Citgo vs Calumet Heights

Calumet Heights runs 73% clean across 165 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 28 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 165 spots Cooked tracks in Calumet Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 January 4, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.