Lee Grocery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 31, 2013
• address4332 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lee Grocery clean?

Lee Grocery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 31, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lee Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 31, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL ALL THE DISPLAY SHELVINGS AND PLASTIC SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK IN 7 DOOR COOLER(WITH ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP) AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR TRU-OUT THE BASEMENT, UNDER THE DISPLAY SHELVINGS, REAR AREA, ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER AND MAINTAIN. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES IN THE BASEMENT OFF THE FLOOR. MUST REMOVE MILK AND SODA CRATE BEING USED AS A PALLET INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. PROVIDE REGULAR SHELVINGS OR PALLET TO STORE ALL STOCKS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR TRU-OUT THE BASEMENT, UNDER THE DISPLAY SHELVINGS, REAR AREA, ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER AND MAINTAIN. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES IN THE BASEMENT OFF THE FLOOR. MUST REMOVE MILK AND SODA CRATE BEING USED AS A PALLET INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. PROVIDE REGULAR SHELVINGS OR PALLET TO STORE ALL STOCKS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES TRU-OUT THE STORE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES TRU-OUT THE STORE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT,OLD NEWSPAPER, PART OF SHELVINGS,PIECES OF WOODS, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, ELECTRIC FAN, SODA AND MILK CRATE, PLANTERS, GLASSS DOORS, BEER CANS AND BOTTLES, ALL STORED ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE ALL ITEMS/ARTICLES NOT BEING USED TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE AND ORGANIZE THE BASEMENT.

When was Lee Grocery last inspected?

Lee Grocery has 2 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2013.

Lee Grocery vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 January 31, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.