Lily's Kwik Stop

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 16, 2019
• address3179 W Madison St, Chicago 60612
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Lily's Kwik Stop clean?

Lily's Kwik Stop is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 16, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lily's Kwik Stop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 16, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURE AND CLEAN UP KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED POTS AND PANS STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE SHELVING ABOVE THE 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED THAT DISHES SHOULD BE STORED INVERTED TO ENSURE PROPER AIR DRYING.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED POTS AND PANS STORED IMPROPERLY ON THE SHELVING ABOVE THE 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED THAT DISHES SHOULD BE STORED INVERTED TO ENSURE PROPER AIR DRYING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED TO STORE FOOD IN THE 3-DOOR MEAT AND MILK COOLER IN THE FRONT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE EXTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLDING UNIT AND DEEP FRYER ENCASED IN DIRT AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK IN THE PIPES OF THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE PREP/DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FAUCET IN DISREPAIR AT THE PREP SINK BEHIND THE COFFEE SERVING LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS AND WALLS IN DISREPAIR BEHIND THE SERVING LINE AND ICE CREAM COOLERS AND ENTERING TOWARDS THE BASEMENT AREA.

When was Lily's Kwik Stop last inspected?

Lily's Kwik Stop has 4 inspections on record going back to June 5, 2018.

Lily's Kwik Stop vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 August 16, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.