South Shore Pantry

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 17, 2014
• address2160 E 71St St, Chicago 60649
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is South Shore Pantry clean?

South Shore Pantry is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 17, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at South Shore Pantry?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 17, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO SOAP OR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN FOOD PREP AREA, MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL 7-38-030.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, FRONT DOOR FOUND WITH 1/4 INCH GAPS AT BOTTOM AND METAL THRESHOLD NEEDS REPAIRING OR REPLACING(LARGE DENT NOTED ON LOWER RIGHT SECTION)-DOOR MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING AT BOTTOM TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. CAT LITER AND BOXES FOUND IN BASEMENT, MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES. 40 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED IN REAR STORAGE AREA, MUST CLEAN AND SANITZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. SERIOUS 7-38-020.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED MGR. ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IS BEING PREPARED, HAVE GROUND BEEF FOR NACHOS AND CHEESE IN HOT HOLDING UNIT IN FOOD PREP AREA. SERIOUS 7-38-012(A)
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 10-15-13 ON REPORT# 1369672 NOT CORRECTED: 33- PREP TABLES, SLICER, CUTTING SAW, COOLERS AND FREEZERS NOT CLEAN. -38- METAL DRAINBORAD NOT ATTACHED TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND BACK FLOW PREVENTIVE DEVICE NOT INSTALLED ON MOP SINK. -41-CLUTTER STILL OBSERVED IN BASEMENT. NON COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING VIOLATIONS-SERIOUS 7-42-090.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED.

When was South Shore Pantry last inspected?

South Shore Pantry has 8 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2010.

South Shore Pantry 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 12% of them.

Other spots in South Shore

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  clean · November 2, 2016
• ✓ Church's Chicken #291
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• ? Colors For Tots Daycare
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• ✓ Kennedy Fish & Chicken
  clean · July 13, 2010

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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 17, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.