Pulaski Food & Discount

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 13, 2020
• address4614-4618 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Pulaski Food & Discount clean?

Pulaski Food & Discount is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 13, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Pulaski Food & Discount?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 13, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MISSING FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, DUCT TAPE AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF DOOR WITH PROPER MATERIAL AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NO HAND DRYING PROVISION (PAPER TOWELS) AT HANDWASH SINKS IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(c).
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

When was Pulaski Food & Discount last inspected?

Pulaski Food & Discount has 2 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2015.

Pulaski Food & Discount vs Archer Heights

Archer Heights runs 69% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 56 mid, 33 cooked.

Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 13, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.