Express Food & Deli

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 16, 2016
• address7701 S Racine Ave, Chicago 60620
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Express Food & Deli clean?

Express Food & Deli is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 16, 2016. 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 Food & Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK OBSTRUCTED BY THE LID OF A CROCK POT, NO PAPER TOWELS OR SANITARY DRYING DEVICE AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AND THE HOT WATER SHUT OFF MANUALLY UNDERNEATH THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE LID FROM INSIDE OF THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AND TO MAINTAIN ACCESSIBILITY. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RUNNING HOT WATER. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS OR A SANITARY DRYING DEVICE AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OPEN SITE FLOOR DRAIN WITH BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OPEN SITE FLOOR DRAIN WITH BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED THE CEILING VENT OF THE RESTROOM WITH ACCUMULATED DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING VENTS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED THE CEILING VENT OF THE RESTROOM WITH ACCUMULATED DUST. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING VENTS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED THE LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE OF THE RESTROOM HANGING FROM THE CEILING. RE-ATTACH THE LIGHT SHIELD.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MISSING DRAIN STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DRAIN STOPPERS TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE UTENSILS.

When was Express Food & Deli last inspected?

Express Food & Deli has 6 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2014.

Express Food & Deli vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, 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 March 16, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.