Dollar Tree

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 17, 2024
• address4225 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Dollar Tree clean?

Dollar Tree is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 17, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Dollar Tree?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 17, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT/PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINED IN THE PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN UNISEX RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED TRASH, CRATES, WOOD, AND EXCESSIVE DIRT AND OTHER ELEMENTS ON THE GROUND IN OUTDOOR RECEPTACLES STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LARGE ITEMS AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • NOTED TRASH, CRATES, WOOD, AND EXCESSIVE DIRT AND OTHER ELEMENTS ON THE GROUND IN OUTDOOR RECEPTACLES STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LARGE ITEMS AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MOP STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE MOP IN A POSITION TO AIR DRY PROPERLY AND PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL BELOW SINK IN REAR EMPLOYEE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BOXES, CRATES, BROOMS, ETC STORED IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND STOR4ED ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR AND DISCARD UNECESSARY ITEMS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT IN REAR EMPLOYEE UNISEX RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT IN REAR EMPLOYEE UNISEX RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2386351 DATED 8/21/2020. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2386351 DATED 8/21/2020. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED

When was Dollar Tree last inspected?

Dollar Tree has 6 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2016.

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 21% 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 17, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.