Paulina Foods

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 19, 2010 →
• address3663 S Paulina St, Chicago 60609
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Paulina Foods clean?

Paulina Foods is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 19, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Paulina Foods?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was Paulina Foods last inspected?

Paulina Foods has 2 inspections on record going back to November 15, 2010.

Paulina Foods vs Mckinley Park

Mckinley Park runs 80% clean across 127 tracked restaurants — 101 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 127 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.

Other spots in Mckinley Park

• ✓ Jewel Food Store #2602
  clean · December 10, 2025
• ✓ Marathon
  clean · December 31, 2012
• ✓ Burger King #244
  cooked · July 28, 2014
• ✓ Burger King #10345
  cooked · June 26, 2014
• ? Thomas Marathon Inc.
  cooked · June 25, 2012
• ? La Tiendita Corp.
  cooked · April 23, 2020

See every restaurant inspection in Mckinley Park →

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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 19, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

check your own block 📸

Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.