Ramos Grocery Inc.

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 13, 2016
• address3759 W Ohio St, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ramos Grocery Inc. clean?

Ramos Grocery Inc. is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 13, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Ramos Grocery Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 13, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • WHITE FROTHY AND THICK BLACK SEWAGE FOUND BACKING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN IN BASEMENT(AREA NOT USED FOR FOOD OR EQUIPMENT STORAGE). MUST BE SERVICED BY A PLUMBER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOUND A USED KITTY LITTER BOX WITH FECES INSIDE ON THE FLOOR IN THE SMALL REAR STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA, MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES. ALSO FOUND FLY STRIPS HANGING IN ALL 3 FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST REMOVE ALL FROM ESTABLISHMENT, AND REQUEST APPROVED FLY CATCHING DEVICES FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • IMPROPER PST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. 10 SMALL FLIES NOTED IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK, MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES AND REQUEST APPROVED FLY CATCHING DEVICES FROM PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF THIS INVESTIGATION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD(GROUND BEEF FOR TACOS) WAS BEING PREPARED AND/OR SERVED. SERVIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING STOVE IN FAR REAR FOOD PREP AREA, ALL STORAGE AND DISPLAY SHELVES THROUGHOUT, MEAT SLICER, AND ALL SINKS THROUGHOUT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL WALLS, LIGHT SHIELDS CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL WALLS, LIGHT SHIELDS CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FAR REAR FOOD PREP AREA WHERE THE COOKING STOVE IS LOCATED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • FOUND MOP SITTING IN DIRTY MOP WATER IN BUCKET IN REAR. WHEN NOT IN USE MOP SHOULD BE PROPERLY STORED UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.

When was Ramos Grocery Inc. last inspected?

Ramos Grocery Inc. has 7 inspections on record going back to August 31, 2010.

Ramos Grocery Inc. vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 October 13, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.