Pal Food & Liquor

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 6, 2011
• address5300 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Pal Food & Liquor clean?

Pal Food & Liquor is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 6, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pal Food & Liquor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 6, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPLACE GASKET IN POOR REPAIR ON (WEST) COOLER 1ST DOOR. ALSO INSTALL TISSUE,LIQUID SOAP DISPENSER,AND TOWEL DEVICE IN WASHROOM.DOOR SWEEP WORN/LOOSE MUST REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPLACE GASKET IN POOR REPAIR ON (WEST) COOLER 1ST DOOR. ALSO INSTALL TISSUE,LIQUID SOAP DISPENSER,AND TOWEL DEVICE IN WASHROOM.DOOR SWEEP WORN/LOOSE MUST REPLACE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN ETERIOR/INTERIOR OF COOLERS
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR WALLS IN POOR REPAIR IN REAR AREAR AND OPENINGS IN CEILING.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR WALLS IN POOR REPAIR IN REAR AREAR AND OPENINGS IN CEILING.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BSEMENT
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. OBSEVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGOUT BASEMENT. MUST ORGANIZE. ALSO MUST PROPERLY STORE CLEANING EQUIPMENTAFTER EACH USE.

When was Pal Food & Liquor last inspected?

Pal Food & Liquor has 2 inspections on record going back to July 6, 2011.

Pal Food & Liquor vs New City

New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.

Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 July 6, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.