Town Food & Liquor

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 17, 2010
• address1813 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Town Food & Liquor clean?

Town Food & Liquor is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 17, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Town Food & Liquor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED PER MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO #164363 ON 3-5-10 FRONT AND REAR DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED 1/4" GAP ON BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF FRONT DOOR, 1/4" GAP ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF REAR DOOR. SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED H59961critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Serious violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED PER MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO #164363 ON 3-5-10 FRONT AND REAR DOORS NOT RODENT PROOFED 1/4" GAP ON BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF FRONT DOOR, 1/4" GAP ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF REAR DOOR. SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED H59961
• ☠️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 • SERIOUS VIOLATION MOVED TO CRITICAL VIOLATION
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. ALL STORAGE SHELVES, SINKS, COOLERS, FREEZERS NEED CLEANING.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL PALLETS SHELVES, RACKS, COOLERS,FREEZERS, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS (CIGARETTE BUTTS,ASHES, DUST, DEBRIS). PROVIDE ENTRY TO BASEMENT AND ALL UNLOCKED DOORS. ELEVATE ALL STOCK 6" OFF FLOOR FOR EASY CLEANING.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL PALLETS SHELVES, RACKS, COOLERS,FREEZERS, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS (CIGARETTE BUTTS,ASHES, DUST, DEBRIS). PROVIDE ENTRY TO BASEMENT AND ALL UNLOCKED DOORS. ELEVATE ALL STOCK 6" OFF FLOOR FOR EASY CLEANING.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. STORE ALL STOCK AND EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM WALLS FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL TREATMENT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS AND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS IN ALL AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. STORE ALL STOCK AND EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM WALLS FOR EASY CLEANING AND PEST CONTROL TREATMENT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS AND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS IN ALL AREAS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations • Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas. OBSERVED LIGHTED CIGARETTE ON FRONT COUNTER AND DIRTY ASHTRAY ON LIQUOR DISPLAY SHELF BETWEEN 1/2PINT SKOL VODKA AND MALIBU RUM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ASHTRAYS. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES CITATION ISSUED H59961 COURT DATE 4-22-10 AT 10 AM 400 W SUPERIOR ROOM 107.
  No Smoking Regulations • Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas. OBSERVED LIGHTED CIGARETTE ON FRONT COUNTER AND DIRTY ASHTRAY ON LIQUOR DISPLAY SHELF BETWEEN 1/2PINT SKOL VODKA AND MALIBU RUM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ASHTRAYS. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES CITATION ISSUED H59961 COURT DATE 4-22-10 AT 10 AM 400 W SUPERIOR ROOM 107.

When was Town Food & Liquor last inspected?

Town Food & Liquor has 3 inspections on record going back to March 5, 2010.

Town Food & Liquor vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 26% of them.

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• ✓ Nick's Gyros
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• ? 56Th Street Family Kitchen
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• ? Sandwich On The Run Inc
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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 March 17, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.