Joe's Food And Liquor Depot

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 11, 2018
• address5834-5838 W Fullerton, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Joe's Food And Liquor Depot clean?

Joe's Food And Liquor Depot is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 11, 2018. 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 Joe's Food And Liquor Depot?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CRACKED GLASS BEHIND THE STORE COUNTER BY FRONT ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DIRTY SHELVING IN THE LIQUOR COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE REAR MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO INSTALL A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE SO IT MAY BE LOCATED, SERVICED, AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED TWO HOLES IN THE FLOOR OF THE REAR BACK WALL NEXT TO THE BEVERAGE COOLER. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE EAST WALK-IN LIQUOR COOLER, AND DIRT ALONG THE CONDENSER AND WALLS. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILE IN THE REAR BY THE BACK MOP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED VARIOUS ITEMS STORED ON TOP OF EQUIPMENT (CRATES, BOXES, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS) AS WELL AS VARIOUS MACHINERY, DOLLY'S, LADDER'S, ETC SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE STORE. INSTRUCTED OWNER TO REMOVE, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.

When was Joe's Food And Liquor Depot last inspected?

Joe's Food And Liquor Depot has 1 inspection on record going back to December 11, 2018.

Joe's Food And Liquor Depot vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 61% 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 11, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.