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Save-A-Lot #856
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 19, 2018
- address5555 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Save-A-Lot #856 clean?
Save-A-Lot #856 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 19, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Save-A-Lot #856?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 19, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS NEXT TO MEAT COOLER AT FRONT, UNDER THE PET FOOD SHELVING AND NEXT TO WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER IN REAR STORAGE ROOM AND FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS NEXT TO MEAT COOLER AT FRONT, UNDER THE PET FOOD SHELVING AND NEXT TO WALK-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER IN REAR STORAGE ROOM AND FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN COLD HOLDING UNITS AT FRONT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED NOT WORKING VENTILATION INSIDE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOMS IN REAR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Save-A-Lot #856 last inspected?
Save-A-Lot #856 has 11 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| January 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2014 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 21, 2011 | Pass |
Save-A-Lot #856 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 38% 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 19, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.