Express Dollar Store & More, Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 3, 2015
• address4805 W Madison St, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Express Dollar Store & More, Inc. clean?

Express Dollar Store & More, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 3, 2015. 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 Express Dollar Store & More, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • OBSERVED ONE OF TWO WASHROOMS ON PREMISES THAT HAD NO HANDSINK INSIDE AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED THAT A HANDSINK MUST BE INSTALLED IN THE WASHROOM ON THE WEST WALL WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND TOWELS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN FRONT AND REAR AREAS AND MAINTAIN TO REMOVE DUST BUILD UP.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN CORNER AREAS AROUND AND UNDER EQUIPMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN CORNER AREAS AROUND AND UNDER EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED SEVERAL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT STORE; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CEILING TILE WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED TWO SMALL HOLES IN THE LOWER WALL IN THE FURNACE ROOM; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL BOTH HOLES AND PROVIDE A WALL COVING ALONG THE WALLBASE WHERE HOLES WERE OBSERVED TO SEAL THE GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF THE LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT TO REMOVE PARTICLES OBSERVED INSIDE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED SEVERAL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT STORE; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CEILING TILE WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED TWO SMALL HOLES IN THE LOWER WALL IN THE FURNACE ROOM; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL BOTH HOLES AND PROVIDE A WALL COVING ALONG THE WALLBASE WHERE HOLES WERE OBSERVED TO SEAL THE GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF THE LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT TO REMOVE PARTICLES OBSERVED INSIDE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • FOUND THE WASHROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING; MUST PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICES FOR BOTH WASHROOM DOORS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE WASHROOM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING IS NOT WORKING; MUST REPAIR VENTILATION FAN ON THE CEILING OF THE WASHROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN STORE AND STORAGE AREA; REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CHEMICALS ON A SHELF AND OFF OF THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE MOP SINK IN THE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations • FOUND TWO PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES ON THE REAR STORAGE SHELF WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS INSIDE AND CIGARETTE ASHES INSIDE OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA; MUST REMOVE BOTTLES AND CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE SINK. INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED ON PREMISES AT ANY TIME. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020(C) PER THE CLEAN INDOOR ORDINANCE. FIRST OFFENSE.
  No Smoking Regulations • FOUND TWO PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES ON THE REAR STORAGE SHELF WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS INSIDE AND CIGARETTE ASHES INSIDE OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA; MUST REMOVE BOTTLES AND CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE SINK. INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED ON PREMISES AT ANY TIME. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020(C) PER THE CLEAN INDOOR ORDINANCE. FIRST OFFENSE.

When was Express Dollar Store & More, Inc. last inspected?

Express Dollar Store & More, Inc. has 1 inspection on record going back to September 3, 2015.

Express Dollar Store & More, Inc. vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, 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 September 3, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.