Milky Way Food

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 6, 2013
• address4024 W 16Th St, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Milky Way Food clean?

Milky Way Food is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 6, 2013. 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 Milky Way Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 6, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO SOAP AND TOWELS AT THE FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK, YOU MUST HAVE SANITARY SOAP AND TOWELS AT EVERY FOOD PREPARATION AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK. SOAP AND TOWELS ARE SOLD IN THE STORE.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE HOT FOOD (BEEF FOR SANDWICHES, GROUND BEEF FOR NACHOS AND CHEESE)IS HELD FOR SERVICE.
• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • THE FRONT PREP/SERVING AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK SPOUT IS CLOGGED AND SPRAYS ALL OVER THE WALL FROM THE BASE OF THE PIPE. REPAIR THE SINK FAUCET SO THE FOOD HANDLER HAS A PLACE TO WASH THERE HANDS. THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK IS 40 FEET AWAY BEHIND THE REAR DOOR OF THE STORE.
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • THE FRONT PREP/SERVING AREA EXPOSED HAND SINK SPOUT IS CLOGGED AND SPRAYS ALL OVER THE WALL FROM THE BASE OF THE PIPE. REPAIR THE SINK FAUCET SO THE FOOD HANDLER HAS A PLACE TO WASH THERE HANDS. THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK IS 40 FEET AWAY BEHIND THE REAR DOOR OF THE STORE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • THE FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT AND THREE COMPARTMENT AND EXPOSED HANDSINKS ARE DIRTY, CLEAN RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • THE FLOORS UNDER THE SHELVES ARE FULL OF A POWDERY/DUSTY SUBSTANCE. REMOVE THIS POWDER/DUST AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS. THE COUPLE OF OLD RODENT DROPPINGS AND THE NUMBEROUS DEAD INSECTS IN THE STORE ROOM NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • THE FLOORS UNDER THE SHELVES ARE FULL OF A POWDERY/DUSTY SUBSTANCE. REMOVE THIS POWDER/DUST AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS. THE COUPLE OF OLD RODENT DROPPINGS AND THE NUMBEROUS DEAD INSECTS IN THE STORE ROOM NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • THE WALLS ARE DIRTY IN THE REAR OF THE STORE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, CLEAN THE WALLS AND REPIAR THEM AS NEEDED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • THE WALLS ARE DIRTY IN THE REAR OF THE STORE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, CLEAN THE WALLS AND REPIAR THEM AS NEEDED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • THE FRONT PREP AREA WHERE THE BEEF IS COOKED AND THE DELI IS BEING INSTALLED HAS EXPOSED LIGHT BULBS ABOVE, INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • THE BATHROOM DOOR IS NOT SELF CLOSING, INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE BATHROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS NO GREASE INTERCEPTOR/TRAP. REPAIR PLUMBING AND INSTALL A GREASE TRAP.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO CHECK THE BEEF TEMPERATURE, OBTAIN A METAL STEM INSTANT READ THERMOMETER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO CHECK THE BEEF TEMPERATURE, OBTAIN A METAL STEM INSTANT READ THERMOMETER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • THE REAR OF THE STORE IS FULL OF LITTER AROUND THE PERIMETER, CLEAN UP THE REAR OF THE STORE.

When was Milky Way Food last inspected?

Milky Way Food has 5 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2011.

Milky Way Food vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 June 6, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.