Cooked?Sam Grocery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2025 →
- address21 E 71St St Frnt, Chicago 60619
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Sam Grocery clean?
Sam Grocery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sam Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
When was Sam Grocery last inspected?
Sam Grocery has 2 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2025.
July 16, 2025 Pass
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View full inspection →June 12, 2025 Fail
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View full inspection →Sam Grocery vs Greater Grand Crossing
Greater Grand Crossing runs 81% clean across 226 tracked restaurants — 180 clean, 24 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 226 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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.
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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 July 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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