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Food 4 Less Midwest #789
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 28, 2022
- address4620 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60609
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Food 4 Less Midwest #789 clean?
Food 4 Less Midwest #789 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 28, 2022. 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 Food 4 Less Midwest #789?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 28, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • UNABLE TO PRODUCE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • LIGHT DUST OBSERVED ON FAN COVERS IN THE WALK-IN COOLERS OF THE MEAT PROCESSING AREA AND PRODUCE AREA; CLEAN FANS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS IN REAR AREA AND MAINTAIN. (SINKS, TOILETS, FLOOR)Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS IN REAR AREA AND MAINTAIN. (SINKS, TOILETS, FLOOR)
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR IN CORNER AREAS OF THE MEAT PROCESSING ROOM AND IN THE WAREHOUSE STORAGE AREA.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW; INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES (EXCLUDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS) MUST HAVE A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW; INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES (EXCLUDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS) MUST HAVE A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
When was Food 4 Less Midwest #789 last inspected?
Food 4 Less Midwest #789 has 30 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| July 28, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 5, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 19, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 16, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2014 | Pass |
Food 4 Less Midwest #789 vs New City
New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.
Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 July 28, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.