Family Dollar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 18, 2023
• address3644 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Family Dollar clean?

Family Dollar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 18, 2023. 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 Family Dollar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 18, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND KIT POSTED ON PREMISE OR NECCESARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES AND SHELVES INSIDE REACH-IN DISPLAY COOLERS
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS/ MOLD-LIKE BUILD UP FROM SHELVING UNITS AT MILK REFRIGERATOR
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED EXCESSIVE TRASH AND UNNECESARY ITEMS ON FLOORS IN REAR STOCK AREA. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE. ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE ELEVATED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES,BOXES AND MERCHANDISE FROM FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & STAINED CEILING TILE NEAR REAR AREA, DAMAGED FLOORING ON REAR FLOOR • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER ALL DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR.CLEANING EQUIPMENT (MOPS, BROOMS ETC) IN REAR AREA MUST BE STORED OFF THE FLOOR.

When was Family Dollar last inspected?

Family Dollar has 4 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2016.

Family Dollar vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 October 18, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.