Lil Sam

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 28, 2020
• address4800 W Fulton St, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lil Sam clean?

Lil Sam is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 28, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lil Sam?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT ON THE SALES FLOOR WITH BAGS OF POTATOES AND ONIONS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE REACH-IN COOLER UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE PRODUCE DISPLAY COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE PRODUCE DISPLAY COLD HOLDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING IN THE UNIT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE FOR THE EMPLOYEE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE FOR THE EMPLOYEE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Lil Sam last inspected?

Lil Sam has 3 inspections on record going back to September 3, 2019.

Lil Sam vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 34% of them.

Other spots in West Garfield Park

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• ✓! Falcon Fuel
  mid · May 20, 2020
• ✓ Pulaski Convenience
  clean · October 28, 2019
• ✓ Happy Fish & Chicken
  clean · July 21, 2020
• ✓! Gulf Fuel & Mini Mart
  mid · February 7, 2020
• ✓! Lucky Food
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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 May 28, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.