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 • PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS IN REAR, ON SALES FLOOR AND INSIDE COOLERS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS IN REAR, ON SALES FLOOR AND INSIDE COOLERS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL SHELVES, RACKS, INTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS(USED AND UNUSED), FREEZERS, SINKS, COUNTERS AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • : DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(INCLUDING BASEMENT). REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED AND REPAIR SECTIONS OF FLOOR BEHIND COOLERS ON SOUTH WALL
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • : DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(INCLUDING BASEMENT). REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED AND REPAIR SECTIONS OF FLOOR BEHIND COOLERS ON SOUTH WALL
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN AND PAINT ALL WALLS & PIPES THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND OR PAINT RUSTY LIGHT FIXTURES IN CEILINGS WHERE NEEDED AND CEILING WHERE NEEDED. REPAIR BOTTOMS OF ENTRY DOORS MAKING THEM TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN AND PAINT ALL WALLS & PIPES THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND OR PAINT RUSTY LIGHT FIXTURES IN CEILINGS WHERE NEEDED AND CEILING WHERE NEEDED. REPAIR BOTTOMS OF ENTRY DOORS MAKING THEM TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAK ON HOT WATER SIDE OF WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST KEEP THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST KEEP THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELIMINATE CLUTTER BEHIND, ALONG SIDE , AND ON TOP OF MEAT CASE.

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 68% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 39 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 November 19, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.