State Garden Food & Liq

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 26, 2013 →
• address5701 S State St, Chicago 60621
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is State Garden Food & Liq clean?

State Garden Food & Liq is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 13, 2020, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on July 26, 2013. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at State Garden Food & Liq?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 26, 2013, 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
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored

When was State Garden Food & Liq last inspected?

State Garden Food & Liq has 4 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2012.

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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.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 26, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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