Down Town Express Gas Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2010
• address130 W North Ave, Chicago 60610
• cuisineGas Station

Is Down Town Express Gas Inc. clean?

Down Town Express Gas Inc. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 9, 2010. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Down Town Express Gas Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED. MUST POST A VALID CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF MOP SINK AND CLEAN ALL DIRTY LIGHT SHIELDS OVER SALES FLOORS. ALSO CLEAN VENT COVER IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER AND UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER AND UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES OVER SALES FLOOR.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES OVER SALES FLOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR COLD WATER HANDLE AT WASHBOWL IN CUSTOMER WASHROOM AND AT EXPOSED HANDBOWL. (WATER TEMPERED)
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS ON SALES FLOOR AND IN REAR STORAGE AREA 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE SCOOP.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE SCOOP.

When was Down Town Express Gas Inc. last inspected?

Down Town Express Gas Inc. has 2 inspections on record going back to March 9, 2010.

Down Town Express Gas Inc. vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 9, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.