Save A Lot

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 4, 2026
• address414-424 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Save A Lot clean?

Save A Lot is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 4, 2026. 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 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-903.11(A;C) OBSERVED DISPOSABLE MEAT TRAYS STORED ON FLOOR IN MEAT PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-903.11(A;C) OBSERVED DISPOSABLE MEAT TRAYS STORED ON FLOOR IN MEAT PREP AND REAR STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF DISPLAY SHELVES, RACKS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, CHECKSTANDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED UTILITY SINK CLOGGED IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN PREP, STORAGE AND SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST OBTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING FOOD AND EQUIPMENT MUST OBTAIN FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.

When was Save A Lot last inspected?

Save A Lot has 4 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2022.

Save A Lot vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 32% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 43 mid, 374 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 70% of them.

Other spots in West Garfield Park

• ✓ Citgo
  cooked · January 9, 2024
• ✓ Madison Pulaski Food Mart
  cooked · October 31, 2022
• ✓ North Lawndale Meat & Fresh Product Market
  cooked · April 3, 2023
• ✓ Artist Room Cafe
  clean · August 3, 2023
• ✓! Kiss The Cook Bbq
  mid · February 25, 2026
• ✓ Quick Stop Shop
  cooked · May 6, 2022

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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 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.