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Dollar Mix
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 15, 2025
- address3858 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Dollar Mix clean?
Dollar Mix is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 15, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dollar Mix?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE WASHROOM AND AT THE KITCHEN AREA HAND WASH SINK(S). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN DISPLAY COOLERS NEAR THE FRONT ENTRQNCE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE FLOOR AT THE REAR OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE FLOOR AT THE REAR OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.11(B, C, D, E) OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY IN COLD HOLDING UNIT IN THE KITCHEN/FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND/OR CONTAINERS ONLY. • 4-101.19 OBSERVED CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • 4-501.11 OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPERS MISSING FROM EACH COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19 OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR IS NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19 OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR IS NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER AND ALL UNUSED ARTICLES.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14 OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEE(S). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATE(S).All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEE(S). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATE(S).
When was Dollar Mix last inspected?
Dollar Mix has 5 inspections on record going back to July 10, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 23, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 21, 2020 | Fail | |
| July 10, 2020 | Fail |
Dollar Mix vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 October 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.