D & J Convenient Market

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 24, 2017
• address2623-2625 E 83Rd St, Chicago 60617
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is D & J Convenient Market clean?

D & J Convenient Market is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 24, 2017. 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 D & J Convenient Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA AND NO PAPER TOWEL,( HAND DRYING DEVICE) IN EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MANAGER PROVIDE SOAP AND TOWELS DURING INSPECTION-CDI. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HAND WASHING FACILITIES MUST BE PROVIDED WITH SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• ☠️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 • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL.15- MICE DROPPING UNDER DRY NOODLE SHELF, 5-DROPPINGS BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER ON FLOOR AROUND THE PLUG. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL AREAS. RECOMMENED PEST SERVICE. ALSO HOLE,( 1/4 IN GAP) AT THE BASE OF REAR DOOR,NOT RODENT PROOFED.MUST REPAIR REAR DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED,OR NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHEN PREMISES HEATING NACHO CHEESE INSIDE HOT HOLDING UNIT.PREP COOLER MAINTAINED WITH PREPARED CHOPPED TOMATOES, LETTUCE ,CHOPED ONIONS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR WITH HOLES,DAMAGED MISSING TILES IN FRONT OF STORE AND REAR PREP, AND STORAGE AREA.MUST REPAIR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR WITH HOLES,DAMAGED MISSING TILES IN FRONT OF STORE AND REAR PREP, AND STORAGE AREA.MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERED WALLS AND CEILING THRU-OUT PREMISES DAMAGED.MUST REPAIR,PAINT ALL AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERED WALLS AND CEILING THRU-OUT PREMISES DAMAGED.MUST REPAIR,PAINT ALL AREAS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED OLD EQUIPMENT AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE EXTERIOR YARD OF PREMISES. MUST REMOVE TO PREVENT RODENT AND OTHER PESTS HARBORAGE.

When was D & J Convenient Market last inspected?

D & J Convenient Market has 4 inspections on record going back to September 29, 2015.

D & J Convenient Market vs South Chicago

South Chicago runs 75% clean across 144 tracked restaurants — 106 clean, 21 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 144 spots Cooked tracks in South Chicago, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 March 24, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.