King Food & Liquor

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 19, 2020
• address560 E 71St St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is King Food & Liquor clean?

King Food & Liquor is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 19, 2020. 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 King Food & Liquor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE UTILITY MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED, SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN) IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN) IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRTY AND DAMAGED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FLOORS SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA AND OFFICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS AND PAINT PEELIMG FROM CEILING THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL STAINED WALLS AND REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED A STYROFOAM CUP WITH CONTENTS OF AN UNKNOWN LIQUID AND CIGARETTE ASHES BEING USED AS AN ASHTRAY INSIDE THE NON FUNCTIONING WALK-IN COOLER USED AS A STORAGE ROOM WHERE ALCOHOL BEVERAGES ARE STORED. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN. INSTRUCTED ON SITE EMPLOYEE TO INFORM FACILITY OWNER AND OTHER EMPLOYEES TO DISCONTINUE SMOKING IN PROHIBITED AREAS (INDOORS) THAT DO NO ADHERE TO THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED STYROFOAM CUP DURING INSPECTION. 1ST OFFENSE.
  Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED A STYROFOAM CUP WITH CONTENTS OF AN UNKNOWN LIQUID AND CIGARETTE ASHES BEING USED AS AN ASHTRAY INSIDE THE NON FUNCTIONING WALK-IN COOLER USED AS A STORAGE ROOM WHERE ALCOHOL BEVERAGES ARE STORED. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN. INSTRUCTED ON SITE EMPLOYEE TO INFORM FACILITY OWNER AND OTHER EMPLOYEES TO DISCONTINUE SMOKING IN PROHIBITED AREAS (INDOORS) THAT DO NO ADHERE TO THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED STYROFOAM CUP DURING INSPECTION. 1ST OFFENSE.

When was King Food & Liquor last inspected?

King Food & Liquor has 4 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2010.

King Food & Liquor vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 February 19, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.