H & Z Grocery Store

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2014
• address3638 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago 60647
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is H & Z Grocery Store clean?

H & Z Grocery Store is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 21, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at H & Z Grocery Store?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • NEW VIOLATIONS NOTED: OBSERVED THE WEST REAR DOOR WITH AN APPROXIMATE QUARTER INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE OF DOOR NEAR FLOOR. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR SO DOOR IS TIGHT FITTING AND TO MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MICE DROPPINGS IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND BEHIND ARCADE GAMES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND CONTACT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • PREVIOUS VIOLATION STILL EXISTS FROM INSPECTION DATED 6-20-14: FOUND NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED,NO ONE WITH A VALID CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (CHICKEN, FRIES, HOT DOGS) ARE PREPARED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • PREVIOUS VIOLATION STILL EXISTS FROM INSPECTION DATED 6-20-14: FOUND DIRT BUILDUP ON FLOORS/CARPET BEHIND ARCADE GAMES AND BOOTH SEAT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND AREAS WHERE TILE IS MISSING AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • PREVIOUS VIOLATION STILL EXISTS FROM INSPECTION DATED 6-20-14: FOUND DIRT BUILDUP ON FLOORS/CARPET BEHIND ARCADE GAMES AND BOOTH SEAT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND AREAS WHERE TILE IS MISSING AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • PREVIOUS VIOLATION STILL EXISTS FROM INSPECTION DATED 6-20-14: FOUND LIGHTS ABOVE FOOD PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED. INSTRUCTED TO SHIELD END TO END WITH END CAPS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NEW VIOLATIONS FOUND: FOUND EXCESSIVE CLUTTER(BOXES, 2X4 PIECES OF LUMBER, AND OTHER ITEMS) THROUGHOUT PREMISES IN VARIOUS AREA: BACK STORAGE ROOM, NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AND IN CLOSETS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE REMAINING, STORE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOORS AND WALLS, AND MAINTAIN TO FACILITATE PROPER CLEANING AND HELP PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was H & Z Grocery Store last inspected?

H & Z Grocery Store has 8 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2011.

H & Z Grocery Store vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 October 21, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.