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Pantry Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 21, 2021
- address9200 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Pantry Express clean?
Pantry Express is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 21, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pantry Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED CARDBOARD LINING THE SHELF OF WALKING BEVERAGE COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO MAKE EASY TO CLEAN, REMOVE ALL SODA CRATES FROM FLOOR, CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITHOUT FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE.
When was Pantry Express last inspected?
Pantry Express has 7 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| February 23, 2024 | — | |
| October 2, 2023 | — | |
| December 20, 2022 | — | |
| November 30, 2022 | — | |
| May 21, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Pantry Express vs Burnside
Burnside runs 65% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 9 mid, 24 cooked.
Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Burnside, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 May 21, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.