Dollar Tree #653

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 28, 2022
• address2517 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Dollar Tree #653 clean?

Dollar Tree #653 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 28, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Dollar Tree #653?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SIGNS ARE NEEDED IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FECES DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE TOILET LOCATED IN ONE OF TWO TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.18 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FECES DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE TOILET LOCATED IN ONE OF TWO TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE TOILET ROOMS WITH EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FLOORS IN BOTH OF THE TOILET ROOMS.

When was Dollar Tree #653 last inspected?

Dollar Tree #653 has 4 inspections on record going back to February 5, 2010.

Dollar Tree #653 vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 28, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.