Walgreens

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 1, 2020
• address11833 S Western Ave, Chicago 60643
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Walgreens clean?

Walgreens is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 1, 2020. 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 Walgreens?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOE VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WITH THE NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY INCLUDING DISPOSABLE GLOVES, FACE MASK DISPOSABLE MOP AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER FOR THE NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED POP STORAGE SHELVING UNIT NEAR PHOTO AREA AND MAGAZINE RACK AT CASHIER FRONT STATION NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/ MAINTAIN UNITS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON FAUCET OF MOP SINK LOCATED IN PHOTO DEPT CLOSET. MUST INSTALL.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE ENCLOSURE AREA NOT MAINTAINED, AROUND DUMPSTER AREA( EXCESSIVE DEBRIS,PLASTIC, USED PAPER CUPS,LEAVES,ETC). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN AREAS.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED OUTSIDE ENCLOSURE AREA NOT MAINTAINED, AROUND DUMPSTER AREA( EXCESSIVE DEBRIS,PLASTIC, USED PAPER CUPS,LEAVES,ETC). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN AREAS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FLOORS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS, DIRT IN MOP SINK AREA,UNDER AND BEHIND PALLETS AND SUPPLY ROLLER CARTS IN REAR STORAGE AREA, EMPLOYEE LOCKERS. ALSO IN CUSTOMER PHOTO SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ITEMS BY REAR OVERHEAD DELIVERY DOOR AREA. ALSO STORAGE STORED ON FLOORS BY TRAINING ROOM, 3- COMP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CLUTTER AND ARTICLES TO PREVENT A PEST HARBORAGE AREA AND ORGANIZE STORAGE SUPPLY BOXES ON ADEQUATE SHELVING TO PREVENT AND PEST HARBORAGE AREAS.

When was Walgreens last inspected?

Walgreens has 2 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2011.

Walgreens vs Morgan Park

Morgan Park runs 67% clean across 212 tracked restaurants — 143 clean, 40 mid, 29 cooked.

Against the 212 spots Cooked tracks in Morgan Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.

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• ✓ Chili's Grill & Bar
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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 April 1, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.