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7900 FOOD & FUEL, INC

7900-7910 S LAFAYETTE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

7900 FOOD & FUEL, INC has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 6, 2018. The most recent inspection, on March 17, 2025, recorded 5 infractions.

2 of 6 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: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food source, labelling and allergens.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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.

  • 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 7 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on March 13, 2025. For example: WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

  • 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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 13, 2025. For example: PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 17, 2025. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • 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 March 17, 2025. 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 17, 2025. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

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.

6 inspections

  1. License Re-Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-602.11(A; B:1-4,6,7; C; D) : MUST LABEL REPACKAGED DESSERT ON DISPLAY FOR SALE WITH PROPER INFORMATION GIVEN.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG LEFT CORNER OF FRONT DOOR AND REAR DOOR LEFT SIDE ALONG BOTTOM MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-307.11 : MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-101.19 : MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD PLYWOOD ON SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.114 : MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER FROM REAR YARD ALONG BUILDING.
  2. Canvass

    0 infractions

  3. License

    15 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED NO PREP COOLER TO MAKE SANDWICHES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT 41.0F.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • MUST LABEL REPACKAGED DESSERT ON DISPLAY FOR SALE WITH PROPER INFORMATION GIVEN.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG LEFT CORNER OF FRONT DOOR AND REAR DOOR LEFT SIDE ALONG BOTTOM MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • MUST REMOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM FOOD & PAPER SUPPLIES IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND STORE PROPERLY.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD PLYWOOD ON SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLER ,STORAGE AREA AND SALES FLOOR AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • OBSERVED MULTI-USE UTENSILS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST PROVIDE A LARGER SINK OR SMALLER UTENSILS.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALK IN COOLER FANGUARD COVERS.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR THAT LEADS INTO PREP AREA.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST SEAL GAP AROUND REAR DOOR TRIM AND LOOSE LOWER WALL PANEL AT SAME,EXTERIOR BRICK HAS A HOLE AROUND PIPE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOORS UNDER DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING VENTS IN REAR PREP AREA & TOILET ROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST REMOVE,ELEVATE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER FROM REAR YARD ALONG BUILDING.
  4. License Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-101.19 OBSERVED INTER/EXTERIOR OF CABINETS IN COFFEE STATION NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,STORAGE UNITS AND CANDY STORAGE SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. ALSO INTERIOR AND SHELVES OF ALL COOLERS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS NOT CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • 4-204.119: **C** Warewashing Sinks and Drainboards, Self-Draining OBSERVED NO ATTACHED DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. -
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.11 OBSERVED WALLS THROUGH OUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS, ENTRANCE DOOR AREA,COFFEE STATION,3- COMPARTMENT SINK ROOM,WASHROOM,BEHIND FRONT COUNTER,REAR STORAGE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN ALL AREAS
  5. License

    8 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSEREVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICE IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. OWNER PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NO CITATION
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED HANDWASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. HOT WATER AT FAUCET IMPROER TEMPERATURE OF 93.0F. ALSO HOT WATER TEMPERATURE 86.F AT HAND SINK FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. HANDSINK NOT DRAINING. MUST REPAIR .HOT WATER MUST BE AT LEAST 100F AT HAND WASHING SINKS. MUST REPAIR BOTH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED ON CANVASS INSPECTION
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. OWNER PROVIDED SANITIZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIQUID HAND SOAP NOT SANITIZER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED INTER/EXTERIOR OF CABINETS IN COFFEE STATION NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,STORAGE UNITS AND CANDY STORAGE SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. ALSO INTERIOR AND SHELVES OF ALL COOLERS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS NOT CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • NO CHEMICAL TESTING DEVICE KIT FOR USE AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • OBSERVED NO ATTACHED DRAINBOARD AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • OBSERVED NO FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL ADEQUATE FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK THAT CAN REACH ALL COMPARTMENTS OF SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025 NO CITATION
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED WALLS THROUGH OUT PREMISES NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS, ENTRANCE DOOR AREA,COFFEE STATION,3- COMPARTMENT SINK ROOM,WASHROOM,BEHIND FRONT COUNTER,REAR STORAGE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN ALL AREAS
  6. License

    0 infractions

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