Creative Citgo

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 26, 2020
• address5066 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Creative Citgo clean?

Creative Citgo is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Creative Citgo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS MUST BE PROPERLY SUPPLIED WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND HAND SOAP AND HAND PAPER TOWELS OR HAND DRYING DEVICE ACCESSIBLE TO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR AREA AND AT FRONT (COFFEE,CAPPUCCINO,SLURPEE FROZEN DESSERT,FOUNTAIN DRINK DISPENSING AREA.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C),NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE KNOZZLES AT FOUNTAIN DRINK STATION TO REMOVE SPILLED DEBRIS AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE (REAR AREA) AND COFFEE/HOT WATER DISPENSER AND CAPPUCCINO DRINK MACHINE AT (FRONT AREA).MUST INSTALL SO THAT BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY CONNECT DRAIN LINES FROM ICE MAKER AND AIR CONDITIONING SUCH THAT IT DRAINS DIRECTLY INTO A FLOOR DRAIN (REAR OFFICE AREA).
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDERNEATH THE GROCERY SHELF WITH DUSTS/DEBRIS AND TO MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND RE-ORGANIZE REAR STORAGE AREA AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE ALSO,ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS IN SAME AREA AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASIER CLEANING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN FRONT WASH ROOM NOT WORKING.MUST PROVIDE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN FRONT WASH ROOM NOT WORKING.MUST PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (12/17/2014) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B),NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY. (COS).
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (12/17/2014) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B),NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY. (COS).

When was Creative Citgo last inspected?

Creative Citgo has 2 inspections on record going back to December 17, 2014.

Creative Citgo vs Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 June 26, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.