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Sanford Food,Inc
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 26, 2024
- address501 N Laramie Ave, Chicago 60644
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Sanford Food,Inc clean?
Sanford Food,Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 26, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sanford Food,Inc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TCS FOODS (SLICED DELI MEAT, ITALIAN BEEF, GROUND BEEF, NACHOI CHEESE). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE ON-SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED NOT-IN-USE EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. (SLICERS, HOT PLATES, TOASTER OVENS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND STORE PROPERLY.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT MOP SINK IN REAR FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
When was Sanford Food,Inc last inspected?
Sanford Food,Inc has 10 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| January 26, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 17, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 24, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 9, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 28, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 31, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 24, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 20, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2011 | Pass |
Sanford Food,Inc vs Austin
Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.
Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 January 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.