Himalaya Grocers

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 15, 2014
• address2522 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Himalaya Grocers clean?

Himalaya Grocers is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 15, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Himalaya Grocers?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 15, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR BOTTOM LEFT HADN SIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES. MUST PAINT/OR SEAL THE RAW WOODEN SHELVING STORAGE RACKS ACROSS FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR BOTTOM LEFT HADN SIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT ALL TIMES. MUST PAINT/OR SEAL THE RAW WOODEN SHELVING STORAGE RACKS ACROSS FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE TOP EXTERIOR DOOR OF THE ICE BOX FREEZER ACROSS FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER TO REMOVE GRIME AND DIRT BUILD-UP AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR TO REMOVE SAME AS STATED ABOVE. MUST DEFROST ALL ICE BOX FREEZERS ON PREMISES TO REMOVE ICE/FROST BUILD-UP.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR BROKE AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE RESTROOM IN THE BACK AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REPAIR BROKE AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE RESTROOM IN THE BACK AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR AREA IN FRONT OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR BROKEN WALL UNDER THE METAL DRAIN BOARD IN THE BACK AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE DUST FAN COVERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT THE CEILING.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR AREA IN FRONT OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR BROKEN WALL UNDER THE METAL DRAIN BOARD IN THE BACK AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE DUST FAN COVERS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT THE CEILING.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST ADJUST TEMPERATURE VALVE AT THE RESTROOM HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR LEAK FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER FOR THE 2-SLIDING DOOR COCA-COLA AND MILK COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER FOR THE 2-SLIDING DOOR COCA-COLA AND MILK COOLER.

When was Himalaya Grocers last inspected?

Himalaya Grocers has 2 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2011.

Himalaya Grocers vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 45% 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 December 15, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.