South Shore Cellular & More Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 28, 2020
• address2541 E 79Th St, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is South Shore Cellular & More Inc clean?

South Shore Cellular & More Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 28, 2020. 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 South Shore Cellular & More Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 28, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THREE DISPLAY COOLERS UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT PROPERLY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVES ON REAR STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE SINK IN THE REAR INTENDED AS THE UTILITY MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED, SERVICED, AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE UNISEX WASHROOM DOOR TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE UNISEX WASHROOM DOOR TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA OF THE FACILITY. GAPS AND CRACKS ARE VISIBLE BETWEEN THE BRICKS. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND SEAL OPENINGS AS WALLS SHOULD BE SEALED, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE FORM OF OLD/USED HARDWARE IN STORAGE CLOSET AND BROKEN APPLIANCES IN OUTSIDE AREA NEAR DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED THE CEILING IN REAR STORAGE AREAS IN POOR REPAIR WITH AREAS OF EXPOSURE DUE TO UNFINISHED CEILING AND WATER DAMAGE. MUST REPAIR AND PROVIDE CEILING TILES THAT ARE A NON-ABSORBENT, NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES] IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.

When was South Shore Cellular & More Inc last inspected?

South Shore Cellular & More Inc has 2 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2020.

South Shore Cellular & More Inc vs South Shore

South Shore runs 63% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 173 clean, 49 mid, 53 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 December 28, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.