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Uncle Paulie's
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 5, 2018
- address7900-7902 S Vincennes Ave, Chicago 60620
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Uncle Paulie's clean?
Uncle Paulie's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 5, 2018. 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 Uncle Paulie's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 5, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (MILK, EGGS) NOT AT THE PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED INSIDE OF THE SODA REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA; 6 GALLONS OF MILK AT 51.7F AND 6 DOZEN EGGS AT 51F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID ITEMS AND TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES AND DO NOT STORE TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE SODA REFRIGERATOR. DISCARDED PRODUCTS VALUED AT $50. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (BEEF, CHEESE) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL TCS FOODS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH A ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT WITH ACCUMUALTED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED MANAGER SMOKING A CIGARETTE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INSPECTION. ALSO OBSERVED CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE FLOORS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT IT IS PROHIBITED BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO TO SMOKE INSIDE OF PUBLIC FACILITIES. MANAGER CEASED SMOKING THE CIGARETTE AND CLEANED THE CIGARETTES BUTTS FROM THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY DURING THE INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-015.Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED MANAGER SMOKING A CIGARETTE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INSPECTION. ALSO OBSERVED CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE FLOORS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT IT IS PROHIBITED BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO TO SMOKE INSIDE OF PUBLIC FACILITIES. MANAGER CEASED SMOKING THE CIGARETTE AND CLEANED THE CIGARETTES BUTTS FROM THE FLOOR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY DURING THE INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-015.
When was Uncle Paulie's last inspected?
Uncle Paulie's has 10 inspections on record going back to April 28, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| November 19, 2019 | — | |
| August 20, 2019 | — | |
| December 5, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 30, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| December 14, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2017 | — | |
| May 12, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2016 | Fail |
Uncle Paulie's vs Auburn Gresham
Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.
Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 December 5, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.