Dollar Tree

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 1, 2023
• address4800 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Dollar Tree clean?

Dollar Tree is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 1, 2023. 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 Tree?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ANY HANDWASHING SINK. HANDWASHING SIGNAGE PROVIDED INSTRUCTED TO POST AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER OR WALKIN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALKIN COOLER AND WALKIN FREEZER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-501.112: OBSERVED DEAD WATERBUGS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD WATERBUGS AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED BOXES, SHELVES, RACKS AND PALLETS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE ROOMS AND BOXES OF NONFOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN RETAIL AND IN REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND TO PREVENT AREAS FOR PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED SPILLAGE ON INTERIOR BASE OF MULTI-DOOR FREEZER IN REAR RETAIL AREA. OBSERVED BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE AND SPILLAGE ON INTERIOR SHELVING AND BASE OF MULTI-DOOR COOLER IN REAR RETAIL AREA. OBSERVED BLACK DEBRIS ON INTERIOR OF PEPSI AND COKE COOLER IN FRONT CASHIER AREA. OBSERVED SPILLAGE ON INTERIOR BASE OF SNAPPLE COOLER. OBSERVED SPILLAGE ON INTERIOR BEVERAGE COOLERS IN SNACK AREA. OBSERVED INTERIOR OF SHELVES OF NON WORKING COOLER WITH BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE. OBSERVED DUST ON EXTERIOR OF ALL SMALL COLD HOLDING UNITS IN RETAIL. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON GROUND IN OUTSIDE REFUSE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ENTIRE REFUSE AREA AND MAINTAIN
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON GROUND IN OUTSIDE REFUSE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ENTIRE REFUSE AREA AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT RETAIL. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.12: OBSERVED DEBRIS IN CORNERS OF ALL STORAGE ROOMS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL CORNERS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEBRIS AND FOOD ITEMS ON FLOOR IN RETAIL UNDERNEATH SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDERNEATH SHELVING UNITS IN RETAIL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SHELVING UNITS IN RETAIL AREA WHERE BEVERAGES ARE STOCKED WITH SPILLAGE ON SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT ON FLOOR AND SPLASHES ON DOOR AND WALL IN BOTH WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NO WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN EASTSIDE UNISEX WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN EASTSIDE UNISEX WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11: OBSERVED NO WORKING MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN EASTSIDE UNISEX WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN EASTSIDE UNISEX WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.

When was Dollar Tree last inspected?

Dollar Tree has 9 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2011.

Dollar Tree vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 35% of them.

Other spots in Hermosa

• ✓ Martha's Food Market
  clean · July 12, 2010
• ✓ Dollar Day Plus & Food Mart
  clean · July 2, 2010
• ✓ Bp
  clean · April 22, 2011
• ✓! Subway
  mid · January 19, 2022
• ✓ Don Diablo
  clean · June 14, 2012
• ✓ For You
  clean · January 26, 2011

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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 1, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.