Elston Grocers

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 8, 2014
• address4348 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60641
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Elston Grocers clean?

Elston Grocers is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 8, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Elston Grocers?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED CHEST FREEZER DOOR (REAR STORAGE AREA) IN POOR REPAIR WITH CRACKED AND EXPOSED INSULATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED CHEST FREEZER DOOR (REAR STORAGE AREA) IN POOR REPAIR WITH CRACKED AND EXPOSED INSULATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT (FRONT AND REAR AREA), ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT (FRONT AND REAR AREA), ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPAINT WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPAINT WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • LIGHT BULB MUST BE SHIELDED WITH END CAP ABOVE PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DRAINBOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR DRAIN RACK ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.---------MUST REPAIR LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HANDSINK INSIDE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER STORED IN REAR STORAGE (NEXT TO CHEST FREEZER) AREA. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.

When was Elston Grocers last inspected?

Elston Grocers has 5 inspections on record going back to June 5, 2012.

Elston Grocers vs Irving Park

Irving Park runs 64% clean across 804 tracked restaurants — 516 clean, 141 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 804 spots Cooked tracks in Irving Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 August 8, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.