Karlov Grocery & Tobacco

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 28, 2018
• address2200 N Karlov Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Karlov Grocery & Tobacco clean?

Karlov Grocery & Tobacco is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 28, 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 Karlov Grocery & Tobacco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 28, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE POLICY ALONG WITH CHEMICALS NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACK FLOW DEVICE ON REAR MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TO BE LOCATED, SERVICED, AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CEILING IN THE BACK REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED VARIOUS BOXES, OLD MACHINERY, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ON TOP OF 2-DOOR COOLER AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.

When was Karlov Grocery & Tobacco last inspected?

Karlov Grocery & Tobacco has 3 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2018.

Karlov Grocery & Tobacco 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 59% 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 28, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.