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CITGO

10007 S MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

CITGO has been inspected 12 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since September 27, 2010. The most recent inspection, on October 23, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.

2 of 12 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Pests.

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.

  • 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 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 23, 2025. 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 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 22, 2020. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • 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 May 22, 2020. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • 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 October 2, 2018. For example: FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

  • 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 October 2, 2018. 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.

12 inspections

  1. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 6-301.14 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SIGNS ARE NEEDED AT THE FRONT AND TOILET ROOM HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED UNFINISHED WALLS THROUGH OUT PREMISES DUE TO REMODELING. MUST COMPLETE TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PEST.
  3. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP POLICY FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED 30 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN BEVERAGE COOLER, ALSO NOTED 15 MICE DROPPINGS ON THE CHIP DISPLAY SHELVING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND DETAIL CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS. ALSO CALL G&S PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(A).
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL DISPLAY AND STORAGE SHELVING THROUGH OUT TO REMOVE SPILL,DUST AND DEBRIS. ESPECIALLY WHERE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK FAUCET.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FIXTURE INSIDE THE WASHROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED UNFINISHED WALLS THROUGH OUT PREMISES DUE TO REMODELING. MUST COMPLETE TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PEST.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGH OUT ESPECIALLY WHERE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND.
  4. Canvass

    10 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • 2-102.12 OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN GROUND BEEF (136.4F) AND ITALIAN BEEF (176.2F) PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A)
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP POLICY FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AND WASHROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
    • 37. FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
      • 3-302.12 OBSERVED PLASTIC CONTAINERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED IN COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL CONTAINERS.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-305.11 OBSERVED NACHO CHEESE SAUCE, VELVEETA SHELLS AND CHEESE, AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. ALL FOOD MUST BE STORED AT LEAST SIX INCHES ABOVE FLOOR.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-101.19 OBSERVED SOILED CARDBOARD ON CHIP DISPLAY SHELVES IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE ALL SOILED CARDBOARD.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-602.13 OBSERVED DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP COOLER, REACH-IN COOLER, BEVERAGE MACHINES, DISPLAY SHELVES IN SALES, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.12 OBSERVED DUST AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT COUNTER, PREP, SALES, AND STORAGE AREAS.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
  5. Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN. ALSO LOWER DISPLAY SHELVES NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR EMPLOYEES AND MISSING THERMOMETER INSIDE REACH IN COOLER BEHIND COUNTER. MUST PROVIDE.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT IN FOOD PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • NO PROOF OF THE NEW FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE FOR EMPLOYEES.
  6. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • LABEL AND DATE ALL PACKAGED LANDSHIRE SANDWICHES IN WALK-IN COOLER.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPLACE ALL SOILED CARDBOARD TRAYS ON CHIP DISPLAY SHELVES.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF BULBS IN FRONT COUNTER/PREP AREA.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • INSTALL BACK FLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK AND PROVIDE/REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • REMOVE SOILED WATER AND STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING. REMOVE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT, COFFEE MACHINE, ETC FROM WASHROOM. ELEVATE ALL SYRUP OFF FLOOR UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  7. Canvass Re-Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • REMOVE RUST FROM THE GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTRMENT SINK IN WASHROOM AREA
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST REPLACE SOILED CHIP RACKS IN THE FRONT OF PREMISES NEAR FRONT DOOR AND CLEAN THE UNUSED ICE CREAM FREEZER IN THE FRONT OF PREMISES ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF CHEST ICE CREAM FREEZERS IN THE FRONT SELLING AREA AMD CLEAN PLASTIC STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN THE FLOORS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND IN ALL STORAGE AREAS AND CLOSETS OF DEBRIS, ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS AND REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS AND DOORS WHERE NEEDED. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • MUST REPLACE A BULB INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD COVER
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST ELEVATE STOCK INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER "6" INCHES OFF FLOOR
  8. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 24. DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED
      • PREMISES SELLS COFFEE AND SLUSHES(REMODLLED ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT CONSULTING CDPH), 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOUND IN WASHROOM. IN ORDER TO SELL THESE ITEMS THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE WASHROOM AND AN EXPOSED HAND SINK MUST BE INSTALLED(OUTSIDE THE WASHROOM). COFFEE AND SLUSH MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION, CANNOT BE USED UNTIL PLUMBING MEETS CDPH REQUIREMENTS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • REMOVE RUST FROM THE GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTRMENT SINK IN WASHROOM AREA
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST REPLACE SOILED CHIP RACKS IN THE FRONT OF PREMISES NEAR FRONT DOOR AND CLEAN THE UNUSED ICE CREAM FREEZER IN THE FRONT OF PREMISES ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF CHEST ICE CREAM FREEZERS IN THE FRONT SELLING AREA AMD CLEAN PLASTIC STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN THE FLOORS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND IN ALL STORAGE AREAS AND CLOSETS OF DEBRIS, ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS AND REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS AND DOORS WHERE NEEDED. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • MUST REPLACE A BULB INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD COVER
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST INSTALL WASHBOWL IN TOILET ROOM
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST ELEVATE STOCK INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER "6" INCHES OFF FLOOR
  9. Short Form Complaint

    0 infractions

  10. Tag Removal

    0 infractions

  11. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • 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. MUST INSTALL 3-COMP SINK WITH DRAIN BOARD TO WASH,RINSE,SANITIZE PARTS OF COFFEE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL TO CITY PLUMBING.
  12. Complaint

    2 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • 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. OBSERVERED EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL-FRONT ENTRY DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF AT BOTTOM,AND RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOORS IN ELECTRICAL AREA. MORE THAN 30 MICE DROPPINGS. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE THE AREAS. RECOMMEND PEST SERVICE. MUST REPAIR DOOR. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020-SERIOUS
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.MUST DUMP DIRTY MOP WATER,AND PROPERLY STORE CLEANING EQUIPMENT AFTER USE-INVERT MOP.

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