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Go! Grocer
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 19, 2023
- address4250 N Marine Dr, Chicago 60613
Is Go! Grocer clean?
Go! Grocer is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 19, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Go! Grocer?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 19, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING ASSORTED TCS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLERS TO BE IMPROPER:-CHICKEN 47.7F/45.8F, MAC&CHEESE 48.9F, PASTA 45.2F, NOODLES 45.3F, CURRY CHICKEN 47.1F, SOUP 50F, SALADS 50.4F/44.2F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 22 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $864.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF DISPLAY COOLER AT THE DISPLAY AREA TO BE IMPROPER AT 57.2F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE EQUIPMENT UNTIL MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NOTED EVIDENCE OF ANIMALS (DOGS) BROUGHT INSIDE THE PREMISES AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION THAT ARE NOT SERVICE DOGS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT: NO ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED INSIDE A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT UNLESS THEY ARE SERVICE ANIMALS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-40-060. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED SOME USE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AT THE DISPLAY AREA.MUST PROVIDES APPROPRIATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE. ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST ALSO BE STORED 6" AWAY FROM THE WALL.
When was Go! Grocer last inspected?
Go! Grocer has 12 inspections on record going back to August 20, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 26, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| December 4, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 26, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2019 | Fail | |
| August 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2016 | — | |
| September 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 30, 2010 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2010 | Fail |
Go! Grocer 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 33% 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 September 19, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.