Midwest Fuel

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 8, 2019
• address7050 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGas Station/Grocery

Is Midwest Fuel clean?

Midwest Fuel is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 8, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Midwest Fuel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENT IN THE CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENT IN THE CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND WASHING SINK IN THE ADJACENT STORAGE AREA WHICH HAS A 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SINK OR REMOVE THE EXISTING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF CANDY, RED BULL, AND MISCELLANEOUS OVER STOCK STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE 6 INCHES OR MORE OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FROM THE DRAINAGE PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL AND MISSING COVE BASE IN THE CUSTOMER TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

When was Midwest Fuel last inspected?

Midwest Fuel has 3 inspections on record going back to November 5, 2019.

Midwest Fuel vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, 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 November 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.