Erie Fresh

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 26, 2018
• address633 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Erie Fresh clean?

Erie Fresh is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Erie Fresh?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SINK OBSTRUCTED BY PRODUCTS AND STORAGE CRATES IN THE REAR AND THE SINK FILLED WITH BOWLS AND UTENSILS: ALL HAND WASHING SINKS ON PREMISES MUST BE CONVENIENT AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. THE ONLY TOILET IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IS INOPERABLE/UNABLE TO FLUSH. THE FACILITY IS REQUIRED TO HAVE FUNCTIONAL TOILET AND HAND WASHING SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM AT ALL TIMES.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT AND PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES: FOUND APPROXIMATELY 70 DROPPINGS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA, GENERAL SHOPPING AREA UNDER FOOD STORAGE RACKS, ON THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS, AND UNDER REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS. OBSREVED APPROXIMATELY 15 LARGE FLIES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL SERVICE FOR AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE RODENT AND PEST ACTIVITY. ALL AREAS WHERE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED, THE DROPPING MUST BE REMOVED AND THE INFECTED AREAS MUST BE DETAIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED. OBSERVED A 1 INCH GAP AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A NEW DOOR SWEEP TO RODENT PROOF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL FOOD STORAGE RACKS ON PREMISES INCLUDING DRY STORAGE, INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS, AND DELI DISPLAY RACKS TO REMOVE DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP. • THE 2-DOOR REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR IS DRIPPING CONDENSATION INTO A CONTAINER UNDER THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE CONDENSATION LINE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE DRAINAGE AT ALL TIMES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL FOOD STORAGE RACKS ON PREMISES INCLUDING DRY STORAGE, INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS, AND DELI DISPLAY RACKS TO REMOVE DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP. • THE 2-DOOR REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR IS DRIPPING CONDENSATION INTO A CONTAINER UNDER THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE CONDENSATION LINE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE DRAINAGE AT ALL TIMES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN ALL SINKS, WASHROOM SURFACES, COUNTERS, COOLERS AND SHELVING UNITS. MUST REMOVE ALL DUST, GREASE AND DEBRIS BUILD UP.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • THE FLOOR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GENERAL SHOPPING AREA IS IN POOR REPAIR WITH SEVERAL CHIPPED FLOOR TILES AND THE FLOOR SLIGHLTY CAVING IN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE UNEVEN FLOOR AND REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE--MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • THE FLOOR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GENERAL SHOPPING AREA IS IN POOR REPAIR WITH SEVERAL CHIPPED FLOOR TILES AND THE FLOOR SLIGHLTY CAVING IN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE UNEVEN FLOOR AND REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE--MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT TO REMOVE LIQUID SPLATTER AND DIRT DEBRIS--MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT TO REMOVE LIQUID SPLATTER AND DIRT DEBRIS--MAINTAIN.

When was Erie Fresh last inspected?

Erie Fresh has 3 inspections on record going back to March 31, 2017.

Erie Fresh vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 32% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 43 mid, 374 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 June 26, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.