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Dollar Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 29, 2015
- address8341 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Dollar Express clean?
Dollar Express is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 29, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dollar Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 29, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR OF MOP SINK LOCATED IN HE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, DEBRIS FOUND UNDER ALL STORAGE RACKS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DIRT ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, DEBRIS FOUND UNDER ALL STORAGE RACKS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE ABOVE CHILDRENS CLOTHES RACKS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE ABOVE CHILDRENS CLOTHES RACKS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED REAR CONVEYOR BELT AND REAR STORAGE WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS, REMOVE ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Dollar Express last inspected?
Dollar Express has 2 inspections on record going back to December 29, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| December 29, 2015 | Pass |
Dollar Express vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 December 29, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.