Save-A -Lot

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 9, 2022
• address7240 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Save-A -Lot clean?

Save-A -Lot is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 9, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Save-A -Lot?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN MEAT PREP AREA WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH TOILET ROOMS.OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL IN FIRST TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN REAR STORAGE AREA OVER WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRTY CEILING VENTS IN FOOD DISPLAY AREA AND IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN REAR STORAGE AREA OVER WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRTY CEILING VENTS IN FOOD DISPLAY AREA AND IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE DUST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED STORE MANAGER AND ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER WITH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED STORE MANAGER AND ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER WITH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD MUST HAVE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES.

When was Save-A -Lot last inspected?

Save-A -Lot has 7 inspections on record going back to April 17, 2020.

Save-A -Lot vs Woodlawn

Woodlawn runs 61% clean across 150 tracked restaurants — 91 clean, 28 mid, 30 cooked.

Against the 150 spots Cooked tracks in Woodlawn, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 March 9, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.