Club 44

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 10, 2011
• address6819 S South Chicago Ave, Chicago 60637
• cuisineLiquor

Is Club 44 clean?

Club 44 is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 10, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Club 44?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 10, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • FOUND NO RUNNING HOT WATER AT PREMISES. CRITICAL VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOUND LARGE DRAINAGE PIPING ABOVE BAR AREAS.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • FOUND FRONT AND SIDE EXIT DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED ON BOTTOM. SERIOUS VIOATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. • FOUND NO PEST CONROL LOG.SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • FOUND NO OUTSIDE DUMPSTER.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • FOUND NO OUTSIDE DUMPSTER.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FINISH FLOOR BY BATHROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FINISH FLOOR BY BATHROOM.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND EXPOSED BRICK WALL AT BREAK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL. • FOUND FRONT RESTROOM NOT COMPLETELY ENCLOSED. • FOUND HOLE IN WALLS AT CLOSET BY WOMEN'S RESTROOM. • FOUND RAW EXPOSED WOOD BY BAR AREAS.MUST SEAL.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FOUND EXPOSED BRICK WALL AT BREAK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL. • FOUND FRONT RESTROOM NOT COMPLETELY ENCLOSED. • FOUND HOLE IN WALLS AT CLOSET BY WOMEN'S RESTROOM. • FOUND RAW EXPOSED WOOD BY BAR AREAS.MUST SEAL.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • FOUND RESTROOMS WITH DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND NO 3COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DRAINBOARD.FOUND NO MOP SINK WITH VACUUM BREAKER ATTACHED TO FAUCET. • FOUND NO EXHAUST VENTS AT 2 RESTROOMS.

When was Club 44 last inspected?

Club 44 has 2 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2010.

Club 44 vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.

Other spots in Greater Grand Crossing

• ✓ Quick Grocery
  clean · October 5, 2010
• ✓ S & A Grocery, Inc.
  clean · October 14, 2010
• ✓ Chicago Save Way,Inc,
  clean · January 25, 2011
• ✕ The Burger Bar
  cooked · December 22, 2011
• ✓! Citgo Fuel
  mid · May 8, 2018
• ✓! Fire N Ice
  mid · March 19, 2012

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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 10, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.