Family Dollar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 25, 2020
• address2239 S Pulaski Rd, 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 November 25, 2020. 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 November 25, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES OR PROCEDURES ONSITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE COVERED GARBAGE RECEPTACLES IN GENDER NEUTRAL STAFF/CUSTOMER TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE COVERED GARBAGE RECEPTACLES IN GENDER NEUTRAL STAFF/CUSTOMER TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED. EXCESSIVE GARBAGE ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GARBAGE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED. EXCESSIVE GARBAGE ON GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GARBAGE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR NON-WORKING TOILET IN STAFF/CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM, REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN FRONT OFFICE AND REAR STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS OFF FLOORS, TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE, AND MAINTAIN.

When was Family Dollar last inspected?

Family Dollar has 4 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2018.

Family Dollar vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 66% 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 November 25, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.