Express Dollar & Grocery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 28, 2013
• address7029 N Clark St, Chicago 60626
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Express Dollar & Grocery clean?

Express Dollar & Grocery is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 28, 2013. 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 Express Dollar & Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 28, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY DIRTY SHELF ABOVE THE WASHBOWL, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY DIRTY SHELF ABOVE THE WASHBOWL, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN INTERIOR OF TOILET BOWL AND WASHBOWL,GRIME BUILD-UP.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NEED TO SEAL FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • NEED TO SEAL FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,MUST ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF THE FLOOR ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL HOLES ON CEILING TILES REAR AREA,ALSO BY THE VENT COVER ,FRONT PART OF SELLING AREA. REMOVE EXCESS DUST FROM CEILING FANS IN SELLING AREA.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEAL HOLES ON CEILING TILES REAR AREA,ALSO BY THE VENT COVER ,FRONT PART OF SELLING AREA. REMOVE EXCESS DUST FROM CEILING FANS IN SELLING AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE DEAD LIGHT BULBS THROUGH-OUT THE PREMISES, ALSO PROVIDE WORKING LIGHTING AT REAR STORAGE AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO MOP SINK INSTALLED ON PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, FOLLOW CITY PLUMBING CODE. HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER IS NEEDED AT SAID SINK. NO VENTILATION IN WASHROOM. MUST INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR HAVE A WINDOW THAT IS OPENABLE AND SCREENED.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE ITEMS FROM OUTSIDE AREA BY THE STAIR CASE

When was Express Dollar & Grocery last inspected?

Express Dollar & Grocery has 3 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2013.

Express Dollar & Grocery vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 33% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 60 mid, 426 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers 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 28, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.