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7-Eleven

6057 S KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60629 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

7-Eleven has been inspected 10 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since December 10, 2012. The most recent inspection, on July 28, 2025, found no infractions.

3 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Pests.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 9 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 7, 2023. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 30, 2023. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 15, 2022. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on November 15, 2022. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 12 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on July 7, 2023. For example: PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

10 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint

    0 infractions

  3. Short Form Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • 2-101.11: OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE WITH VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFED MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED/NOR ON SITE. INSTD TO HAVE CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 6-301.12: OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR WAREWASHING AREA. NSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND DRYING PROVISIONS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED BY END OF INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO PROOF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
  4. Complaint

    11 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • OBSERVED NO PERESON IN CHARGE ON SITE WITH VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE SERVING TCS FOODS SUCH AS DICED TOMATOES, AND BEEF AND CHEESE TAQUITO. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH A VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE A VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGED HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED BRUSHES AND SIGNAGE IN BASIN OF HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE BRUSHES AND SIGNAGE FROM BASIN. HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). BASIN WAS CLEARED BY END OF INSPECTION
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING TOWELS IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND DRYING TOWELS. HAND DRYING PROVISIONS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED BY END OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION ISSUED.
    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • OBSERVED NO QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SANITIZER AT CHEMICAL DISPENSING UNIT AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, NOR ON PREMISES TO SANITIZE MULTI USE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SANITIZER SHALL BE PROVIDED AND AVAILABLE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. SANITZER WAS OBTAINED AND PROVIDED AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK BY END OF INSPECTION
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED BUILDUP ON FOUNTAIN MACHINE INTERIOR OF SODA NOZZLES AND IN INTERIOR OF ICE SHOOT INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED LEAKING PIPE UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICES ON MOP SINK IN REAR AREA AND COFFEE MACHINES ON COUNTERS IN FRONT SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW DEVICES ON COFFEE MACHINES AND MOP SINK IN ORDER TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO PROOF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2567056 DATED 11/15/2022. #39 3-305.11 OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AND WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR. #55 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES IN STORAGE AREAS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. #55 6-501.12 OBSERVED DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, SALES, STORAGE, AND OFFICE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  5. Complaint

    10 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN TCS FOOD (CHICKEN 138.8F) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MUST ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 6. PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE
      • OBSERVED OPEN CUP OF COFFEE IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LID FOR DRINKING CUP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED REAR HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE, BLOCKED BY TOTES, SODA DISPENSER UNITS AND DAMAGED GOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM FRONT OF HAND WASHING SINK. HAND WASHING SINK SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED 1/4" GAP BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AND WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES IN STORAGE AREAS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, SALES, STORAGE, AND OFFICE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  6. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE IN A VERIFIABLE MANNER EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
    • 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
      • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE CUPS AND LIDS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR DISH WASHING/ STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR. OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE TRAYS NOT INVERTED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE TRAYS AND LIDS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE GASKETS OF PREP COOLER AND SPILLS INSIDE CABINETS UNDER POP MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED OPENING IN WALL NEAR WATER HEATER IN REAR DISH WASHING/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TI SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVE DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN SALES, PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AND OFFICE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA AND OVEN IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF BULBS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
  7. Complaint Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • TOILET FACILITIES FOR EMPLOYEES IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO UTILIZE TOILET DUE TO PLIMBING ISSUES ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE TOILET FACILITIES UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT CLEAN OR MAINTAINED, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, GARBAGE ON SURROUNDING GROUND. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • WALK IN COOLER FLOOR NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS UNDER AND BEHIND RACKS AND ALONG WALLBASE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FLOOR IN REAR IN POOR REPAIR DUE TO REPAIRS BEING MADE TO PLUMBING. INSTD TO HAVE FLOOR SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • WALK IN COOLERS WALLS AND CEILING NOT CLEAN, DUST, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • FOUL ODOR NOTED ON SITE. INSTD TO REMOVE FOUL ODORS.
  9. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • OBSERVED NO ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES/POSTED AT THIS TIME(PHOTO COPY 0NLY). GIVEN MALCOLM X COLLEGE INFO. SHEET FOR DUPLICATE /ORIGINAL COPY NEED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012a.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED UNDER COUNTER CABINETS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER NOT CLEAN, AND UNDER REAR BAG IN BOX,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN THE DUSTY CEILING IN THE MILK SIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER.
  10. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS. IE...HOT DOGS, TAQUITOS, NACHOS WITH CHEESE AND CHILI. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED. NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • ALL DRINK DISPENSOR NOZZLES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEAN ING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN UNDER AND AROUND ALL STOCK IN CORNERS. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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