Family Dollar

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 1, 2021
• address500 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Family Dollar clean?

Family Dollar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 1, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Family Dollar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 1, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DUST, SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT FACILITY, UNDER SHELVING AND FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT, FOOD SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE UPRIGHT REACH IN COOLERS ON THE SHELVES AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING HARBORING OF PEST AND INSECTS. • OBSERVED THE BASE LINING OF ONE OF THE FREEZER UNITS IN THE REAR OF THE FACILITY OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REMOVE AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING SAFETY FOR SHOPPERS AND STAFF.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE MOP SINK IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA OF THE FACILITY WITH A BUILD UP OF A BLACK SUBSTANCE AROUND IT AND THE INSIDE VERY DERTY WITH DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CEILING TILES IN REAR STORAGE AREA WITH POSSIBLE WATER STAINS AND A FEW DAMAGED. OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA DAMANGED, DIRTY AND DEBRIS ALL OVER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6 INCHES AND AT LEAST 18 INCHES FROM THE WALL TO MAKE EASE OF CLEANING AND MAINTAINING AREA. • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA OF THE FACILITY UNDER THE FRONT COUNTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS.

When was Family Dollar last inspected?

Family Dollar has 4 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2020.

Family Dollar vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 December 1, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.