The Ashland Grocer

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 27, 2016 →
• address5536 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is The Ashland Grocer clean?

The Ashland Grocer is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 27, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at The Ashland Grocer?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

When was The Ashland Grocer last inspected?

The Ashland Grocer has 3 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2016.

The Ashland Grocer vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 81% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 117 clean, 22 mid, 5 cooked.

Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 27, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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