Speedway #8309

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 2, 2024
• address2303 S Western Ave, Chicago 60608
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Speedway #8309 clean?

Speedway #8309 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 2, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Speedway #8309?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE MUST BE OBTAINED FROM KENNEDY KING COLLEGE, AND PROOF OF RECEIPT MUST BE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #2.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE MUST BE OBTAINED FROM KENNEDY KING COLLEGE, AND PROOF OF RECEIPT MUST BE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE REAR WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT AND SODA DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.

When was Speedway #8309 last inspected?

Speedway #8309 has 10 inspections on record going back to September 12, 2011.

Speedway #8309 vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.

Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.

Other spots in Lower West Side

• ✓ Bp/Subway
  clean · January 22, 2026
• ? Maria's Supermarket
  cooked · May 16, 2011
• ✕ Nancy's Tamales
  cooked · February 18, 2010
• ✓ Los Cuatro Hermanos Grocery
  clean · October 7, 2016
• ✓ South Western Shell
  clean · June 24, 2010
• ? Helen's Grocery & Liq
  cooked · July 31, 2020

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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 July 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.