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Food Town
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 25, 2025
- address4401 N Hazel St, Chicago 60640
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Food Town clean?
Food Town is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 25, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Food Town?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED SHELVES LINED WITH FOIL PAPER AND TAPED WITH DUCK TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL FOIL PAPER AND DUCK TAPE TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED STAINED CEILING TILE AT THE DISH WASHING AREA AND FRONT FOOD DISPLAY FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND/OR REPLACE TILES. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND BASEMENT FOOD DRY STORAGE AREA UNDERNEATH PALLETS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MISSING LIGHT BULP ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPACE LIGHT WITH A SHATTERPROOF SHIELDING.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MISSING LIGHT BULP ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPACE LIGHT WITH A SHATTERPROOF SHIELDING.
When was Food Town last inspected?
Food Town has 10 inspections on record going back to May 9, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 21, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| October 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 14, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 7, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 21, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 9, 2019 | Fail |
Food Town vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 April 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.