Commonwealth Of Israel Dollar Store & Groceries

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 11, 2014
• address1916 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Commonwealth Of Israel Dollar Store & Groceries clean?

Commonwealth Of Israel Dollar Store & Groceries is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 11, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Commonwealth Of Israel Dollar Store & Groceries?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 11, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • PLANS TO SELL MILK AND POSSIBLY PACKAGED MEATS, MUST HAVE COOLER ON PREMISES THAT IS CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AN INTERNAL AIR TEMP OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW.
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • NO HOT WATER(NO GAS) ON PREMISES- MUST PROVIDE.
• ☠️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 • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES, FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF ON LEFT SIDE(1/4 INCH GAP NOTED). MUST PROVIDE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AND REPAIR DOOR, MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • NO GARBAGE DUMPSTER OR SERVICE CONTRACT WITH COMPANY PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION- MUST PROVIDE.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • NO GARBAGE DUMPSTER OR SERVICE CONTRACT WITH COMPANY PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION- MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR IN FURNACE ROOM(LOT'S OF DEBRIS).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOOR IN FURNACE ROOM(LOT'S OF DEBRIS).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL CRACKS IN CORNER OF WALL IN WASHROOM. CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL CRACKS IN CORNER OF WALL IN WASHROOM. CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • ATTACH A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTALL A MOP SINK ON PREMISES.

When was Commonwealth Of Israel Dollar Store & Groceries last inspected?

Commonwealth Of Israel Dollar Store & Groceries has 1 inspection on record going back to July 11, 2014.

Commonwealth Of Israel Dollar Store & Groceries vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 11, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.