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Variety Foods
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 25, 2025
- address7001 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago 60626
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Variety Foods clean?
Variety Foods is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 25, 2025. 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 Variety Foods?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED TWO DEAD CRAWLING INSECTS IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVES, SURFACES, AND ON WALLS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXPOSED FOAM-LIKE CAULK ON THE WALLS AND AROUND PIPES IN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AREA TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • OBSERVED HOLES IN TRIM ON WALLS, WINDOWSILL AND FLOORS IN REAR STAFF RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE MAIN GROCERY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNED-OUT LIGHT-BULB IN THE MAIN GROCERY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BULB AND MAINTAIN LIGHTING.
When was Variety Foods last inspected?
Variety Foods has 2 inspections on record going back to May 29, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 29, 2025 | — |
Variety Foods vs Rogers Park
Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.
Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 June 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.