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The Unit
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2024
- address2523 E 75Th St, Chicago 60649
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is The Unit clean?
The Unit is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 20, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Unit?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • THE PERSON IN CHARGE HAS NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • THE PERSON IN CHARGE HAS NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE. MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE FAUCET OF THE THREE COMP SINK AND LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD COMPARTMENT OF THE THREE COMP SINK; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING WALL TILE ABOVE THE DOOR TO THE MEAT CUTTING ROOM; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO MISSING WALL TILE BY THE THREE COMP SINK; REPLACE WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILE; REPLACE WHERE NEEDED.
When was The Unit last inspected?
The Unit has 19 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 12, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 20, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 7, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 3, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 28, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 13, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 27, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| September 18, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 11, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 4, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 7, 2012 | Pass |
The Unit 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 21% 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 November 20, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.