N/E Fruits

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 6, 2012
• address6000 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is N/E Fruits clean?

N/E Fruits is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 6, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at N/E Fruits?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE 1ST AND 3RD COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN THE GREASE TRAP BOX AND THE PIPES UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGER CALLED THE PLUMBER AND THE PLUMBER WAS ABLE TO FIXED THE PROBLEM. 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS NOW DRAINING WELL. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL, 7-38-030.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE 3 DOOR ICE CREAM FREEZER, THE 4 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND THE 5 DOOR REACH IN FREEZER, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FAN GUARD AND THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE STORE, BEHIND AND UNDER ALL REACH IN COOLER/FREEZER, ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER. ELEVATE ALL ITEMS IN THE STORAGE AREA TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE STORE, BEHIND AND UNDER ALL REACH IN COOLER/FREEZER, ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER. ELEVATE ALL ITEMS IN THE STORAGE AREA TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FILTER ABOVE THE PRODUCE AND MILK AND DAIRY DISPLAY COOLER AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES BEHIND AND ABOVE THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER AND MAINTAINED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FILTER ABOVE THE PRODUCE AND MILK AND DAIRY DISPLAY COOLER AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES BEHIND AND ABOVE THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER BY THE REAR STORAGE AREA CLOSE TO THE ICE MACHINE,( PLASTIC CONTAINERS, BASKETS, PLASTIC CHAIR, EMPTY BOXES, PAINT,ETC). INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, DISCARD UNNECESSARY ITEMS NOT BEING USED TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE. ALSO CLUTTER IN THE CORNER OF THE DELI COUNTER,(RECEIPTS, PACKAGED FOODS, PICTURES, MAGAZINES,ETC). INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND CLEAN IN DETAIL. DISCARD ANY ITEMS NOT BEING USED, TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE.

When was N/E Fruits last inspected?

N/E Fruits has 3 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2010.

N/E Fruits vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 February 6, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.