Food Basket

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 28, 2024
• address7205 S Halsted St, Chicago 60621
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Food Basket clean?

Food Basket is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 28, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Food Basket?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 28, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE HAS NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFIED AS REQUIRED.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS READY TO EAT FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (ITALIAN BEEF,GROUND BEEF,CHEESE SAUCE). MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-012.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED A FEW DISPLAY SHELVING DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE FRONT HAND SINK WITH A SLOW DRAIN. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE FIXTURES AND FLOORS DIRTY IN THE WASHROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE FIXTURES AND FLOORS DIRTY IN THE WASHROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE CEILING TILES DAMAGED AND/OR MISSING. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. ALSO NOTED AIR VENT VERY DUSTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST CLEAN THE FLOORS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHTING INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER VERY DIM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN BETTER LIGHTING FOR CLEAN PURPOSES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED LIGHTING INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER VERY DIM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN BETTER LIGHTING FOR CLEAN PURPOSES.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE ON DUTY WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE ON DUTY WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.

When was Food Basket last inspected?

Food Basket has 15 inspections on record going back to April 9, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Food Basket vs Englewood

Englewood runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 40 mid, 84 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.

Other spots in Englewood

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  clean · May 7, 2020
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• ✓ Walgreens # 07267
  clean · May 2, 2023
• ✓ Burger King #11297
  clean · August 21, 2012
• ? King's Kiddie Kingdom
  cooked · August 22, 2012
• ✓ Harold's Chicken Shack
  clean · June 1, 2016

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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 28, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.