Willie's Liquor

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 20, 2010
• address2903 W Madison St, Chicago 60612
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Willie's Liquor clean?

Willie's Liquor is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 20, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Willie's Liquor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 20, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️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 • Inspector Comments: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.WE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 RODENT MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT CLUTTERED REAR ROOM.MUST DETAIL CLEAN,SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS,REMOVE CLUTTERED ITEMS,PEST CONTROL CO SERVICE NOW RECCOMENDED,ALSO MUST SEAL ALL NOTICEABLE OPENINGS THROUGHOUT WERE FLOOR MEETS WALL AREAS.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • Inspector Comments: The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance.WE OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS NOT MAINTAINED THAT IS LIDS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY OVERFLOW OF GARBAGE,HIGH WEEDS ALL AROUND GROUND IN SAID AREA.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • Inspector Comments: The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance.WE OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS NOT MAINTAINED THAT IS LIDS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY OVERFLOW OF GARBAGE,HIGH WEEDS ALL AROUND GROUND IN SAID AREA.
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • Inspector Comments: All dishwashing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health.WE OBSERVED DRAIN PIPE IN POOR REPAIR ATTACHED TO 3 COMP SINK OF GREASE TRAP WATER LEAKING-MUST REPAIR TO GOOD WORKING CONDITION PER THE CITY OF CHICAGO MUNICIPAL CODE.
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • Inspector Comments: All dishwashing machines must be of a type that complies with all requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago and Rules and Regulation of the Board of Health.WE OBSERVED DRAIN PIPE IN POOR REPAIR ATTACHED TO 3 COMP SINK OF GREASE TRAP WATER LEAKING-MUST REPAIR TO GOOD WORKING CONDITION PER THE CITY OF CHICAGO MUNICIPAL CODE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Clean and maintain the floors and baseboards so they are smooth and sanitary from corner to corner. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Clean and maintain the floors and baseboards so they are smooth and sanitary from corner to corner. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.WALLS,CEILINGS ALL THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES IN POOR REPAIR I.E. MISSING CEILING TILES,REPAIR WALLS TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE,MAINTAIN GOOD REPAIR. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.WALLS,CEILINGS ALL THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES IN POOR REPAIR I.E. MISSING CEILING TILES,REPAIR WALLS TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE,MAINTAIN GOOD REPAIR. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations • Inspector Comments: Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas.WE OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SMOKING INSIDE THE PREMISES I.E.BOTTLE CAP USED AS AN ASHTRAY WAS OBSERVED ON A TABLE BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.ADVISED MANAGER NO SMOKING INDOORS OR WITHIN 15 FEET OF DOOR WAYS. 7-32-020(C).
  No Smoking Regulations • Inspector Comments: Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas.WE OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SMOKING INSIDE THE PREMISES I.E.BOTTLE CAP USED AS AN ASHTRAY WAS OBSERVED ON A TABLE BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER.ADVISED MANAGER NO SMOKING INDOORS OR WITHIN 15 FEET OF DOOR WAYS. 7-32-020(C).

When was Willie's Liquor last inspected?

Willie's Liquor has 4 inspections on record going back to August 4, 2010.

Willie's Liquor vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 September 20, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.