West Side Corner Store

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 9, 2016
• address616 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is West Side Corner Store clean?

West Side Corner Store is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 9, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at West Side Corner Store?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 9, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT TIME OF THIS INVESTIGATION (STILL NOT IN COMPLIANCE ,WAS GIVEN 48 HOURS FOR COMPLIANCE). ALSO FOUND A 6 GALLON ELECTRIC HOT WATER TANK IN THE BASEMENT WHICH IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO MEET STORE'S NEEDS. MUST ALSO PROVIDE A HOT WATER TANK LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPLY HOT WATER WHENEVER NEEDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED: -18-OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. FRONT DOOR NOT ADEQUATELY RODENT-PROOFED, A GAP 2 INCHES WIDE AND GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH DEPTH FOUND UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DOOR. MUST REPAIR FRONT DOOR MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. 30 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS ON SALES FLOOR AND IN DISH WASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS(ONCE HOT WATER IS RESTORED), SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS, AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. -29-FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 2-5-15 ON REPORT# 1522700 NOT CORRECTED:-34-OBSERVED EXCESSIVE WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. MUST MAINTAIN THE BASEMENT FLOOR DRY AND CLEAN.-41-OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER ON THE GROUND IN THE BASEMENT AND AGAINST THE WALLS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND STORE REMAINING ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090.critical
  Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED: -18-OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. FRONT DOOR NOT ADEQUATELY RODENT-PROOFED, A GAP 2 INCHES WIDE AND GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH DEPTH FOUND UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DOOR. MUST REPAIR FRONT DOOR MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. 30 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS ON SALES FLOOR AND IN DISH WASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS(ONCE HOT WATER IS RESTORED), SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS, AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. -29-FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 2-5-15 ON REPORT# 1522700 NOT CORRECTED:-34-OBSERVED EXCESSIVE WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT. MUST MAINTAIN THE BASEMENT FLOOR DRY AND CLEAN.-41-OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER ON THE GROUND IN THE BASEMENT AND AGAINST THE WALLS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND STORE REMAINING ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO HOT FOOD OR SANDWICH PREPARATION ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME.
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • UPGRADED TO VIOLATION #14.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CHIP TRAYS ON PREMISES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CHIP TRAYS ON PREMISES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL DISPLAY AND STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT, ALL PREP TABLES, SINKS, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, TABLE TOP HOT HOLDING UNIT, MEAT SLICER, UTENSILS, AND ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT(ONCE HOT WATER IS RESTORED).

When was West Side Corner Store last inspected?

West Side Corner Store has 9 inspections on record going back to August 29, 2012.

West Side Corner Store vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 9, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.