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71ST GROCERY INC.

1908-1910 E 71ST ST, CHICAGO, IL 60649 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

71ST GROCERY INC. has been inspected 5 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since January 27, 2012. The most recent inspection, on July 25, 2014, recorded 1 infraction.

None of the 5 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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.

  • 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 June 3, 2014. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 10 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on July 25, 2014. For example: VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 22, 2014. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 3, 2014. For example: * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

  • Other findingsLower risk

    Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 22, 2014. For example: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

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.

5 inspections

  1. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOT RUNNING WATER AT MOP SINK.
  2. Complaint Re-Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION #29 NOT CORRECTED: MOP SINK NOT COMPLETELY INSTALLED, UNABLE TO CHECK, SINK BEING SECURED TO FLOOR.
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • SEE VIOLATION #14
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN INTERIOR OF HANDSINK OUTSIDE OF WASHROOM
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND SELLING FLOOR SHELVES, REAR STORAGE AREA, SINKS, BASEMENT STORAGE ETC. SOME AREAS STICKY OTHERS DUSTY. BASEMENT FLOOR HAS LITTER AND GLUE BOARDS FULL OF DEAD WATER BUGS. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH-OUT.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS OBSERVED IN BASEMENT TO AVOID CLUTTER. OBSERVED A HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR NACHO CHEESE AND AN EMPTY CROCK POT IN REAR OF PREMISES; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THESE ITEMS THAT WERE NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME. REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT. ELEVATE NECESSARY ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR, DON'T USE MILK CRATES.
  3. Complaint Re-Inspection

    8 infractions

    • 14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM COMPLAINT INSPECTION MADE ON MAY 22, 2014 (REPORT #1174663). #18 FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES WITH NECESSARY DOCUMENTS INSIDE AS REQUIRED. MUST PROVIDE A LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. #29 PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM MAY 22, 2014: #38 PREMISES MUST INSTALL MOP SINK TO CITY PLUMBING WITH BACKFLOW DEVICE. (ESTABLISHMENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A MOP SINK JAN. 27, 2012 DURING THEIR LICENSE INSPECTION). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • UPGRADED TO VIOLATION #14.
    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT NOT POSTED AS REQUIRED FROM THE MAY 22, 2014 COMPLAINT INSPECTION. AN INSPECTION SUMMARY OF THE LAST INSPECTION MUST BE POSTED AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B ISSUED.
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • UPGRADED TO VIOLATION #14.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED STICKY RESIDUE IN REFRIGERATION UNITS ON SELLING FLOOR; MUST CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS ON SELLING FLOOR. DUST OBSERVED ON SELLING FLOOR SHELVES; REMOVE DUST FROM SHELVES. CLEAN INTERIOR OF HANDSINK OUTSIDE OF WASHROOM.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND SELLING FLOOR SHELVES, REAR STORAGE AREA, SINKS, BASEMENT STORAGE ETC. SOME AREAS STICKY OTHERS DUSTY. BASEMENT FLOOR HAS LITTER AND GLUE BOARDS FULL OF DEAD WATER BUGS. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH-OUT.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • THREE COMP SINK ON PREMISES NOT MAINTAINED; SINK NEEDS CLEANING IN ALL COMPARTMENTS. ALSO THERE IS NO RUNNING WATER AT THIS SINK AT THIS TIME. RESTORE HOT AND COLD WATER PRESSURE TO SINK.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED STANDING MOP WATER IN MOP BUCKET; REMOVE STANDING WASTE WATER FROM MOP BUCKET WHEN DONE MOPPING. UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT; MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS OBSERVED IN BASEMENT TO AVOID CLUTTER. OBSERVED A HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR NACHO CHEESE AND AN EMPTY CROCK POT IN REAR OF PREMISES; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THESE ITEMS THAT WERE NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME. REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT.
  4. Complaint

    7 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON PREMISES WITH NECESSARY DOCUMENTS INSIDE AS REQUIRED. MUST PROVIDE A LOG BOOK FROM A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT POSTED VISIBLE FOR CUSTOMERS AS REQUIRED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION MADE ON JAN. 27, 2012. MUST DISPLAY/POST INSPECTION SUMMARY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B ISSUED.
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM JAN. 27, 2012 LICENSE INSPECTION AS REQUIRED. #38 PREMISES MUST INSTALL MOP SINK TO CITY PLUMBING WITH BACKFLOW DEVICE AND LARGE ENOUGH FOR MOP BUCKET TO FIT INSIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 ISSUED.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED STICKY RESIDUE IN REFRIGERATION UNITS ON SELLING FLOOR; MUST CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS ON SELLING FLOOR. SOME DUST OBSERVED ON SELLING FLOOR SHELVES; REMOVE DUST FROM SHELVES.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND SELLING FLOOR SHELVES, REAR STORAGE AREA, SINKS, BASEMENT STORAGE ETC. SOME AREAS STICKY OTHERS DUSTY. BASEMENT FLOOR HAS GLUE BOARDS FULL OF DEAD WATER BUGS; REMOVE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • THREE COMP SINK ON PREMISES NOT MAINTAINED; SINK NEEDS CLEANING IN ALL COMPARTMENTS. ALSO THERE IS NO RUNNING WATER AT THIS SINK AT THIS TIME; RESTORE WATER TO SINK. (STORE SELLS ALL PACKAGED ITEMS)
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • OBSERVED STANDING MOP WATER IN MOP BUCKET; REMOVE STANDING WASTE WATER FROM MOP BUCKET WHEN DONE MOPPING. UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT; MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS OBSERVED IN BASEMENT TO AVOID CLUTTER. OBSERVED A HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR NACHO CHEESE AND AN EMPTY CROCK POT IN REAR OF PREMISES; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THESE ITEMS THAT WERE NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME.
  5. License

    2 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.DEBRIS ON FLOORS OF BASEMENT,AND STORAGE STORED ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT AND STORAGE BOXES AND POP ON FLOOR. MUST CLEAN FLOORS AND ELEVATE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.NO MOP SINK ON PREMISES.MUST INSTALL MOP SINK TO CITY PLUMBING, WITH BACKFLOW DEVICE AND LARGE ENOUGH FOR MOP BUCKET TO FIT INSIDE.

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