G & N Food & Liquor

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 14, 2020
• address5575 W Van Buren St, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is G & N Food & Liquor clean?

G & N Food & Liquor is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 14, 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 G & N Food & Liquor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2020, 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 PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE ONE DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN THE FRONT NEAR THE ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF ALL THE REACH IN COOLERS ON PREMISE IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM WITH NO COVERED RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM WITH NO COVERED RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE TOLIET ROOM.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE BASEMENT AND REAR NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY TO BE SOILED WITH DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

When was G & N Food & Liquor last inspected?

G & N Food & Liquor has 3 inspections on record going back to March 31, 2016.

G & N Food & Liquor vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 65% of them.

Other spots in Austin

• ✓ G & N Food & Liquor
  clean · April 22, 2016
• ✓! Citgo
  mid · March 25, 2025
• ✓ Jeffer Food Mart Inc.
  clean · August 31, 2015
• ✓ Alice's Restaurant
  cooked · May 26, 2017
• ✕ Belmonte Liquors
  cooked · May 23, 2016
• ✓ Dj's Sub
  cooked · August 4, 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 April 14, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.