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FAMILY DOLLAR #5478

6240 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60659 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

FAMILY DOLLAR #5478 has been inspected 7 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 30, 2011. The most recent inspection, on July 13, 2020, recorded 3 infractions.

None of the 7 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, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.

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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on August 7, 2019. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 13, 2020. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • 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 July 29, 2019. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • 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 once on July 29, 2019. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • 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 12 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on July 13, 2020. For example: TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

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.

7 inspections

  1. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE WHEN RETURNING TO WORK FROM RESTROOM. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN SIGNAGE
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED THAT SELF CLOSING MECHANISM TO CLOSE BATHROOM DOORS IS BROKEN ON BOTH BATHROOMS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • NOTED CLUTTER OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER UNUSED ITEMS ON FLOORS IN STORAGE ROOMS.MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS TO ALLOW CLEANING AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS
  2. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • 2-501.11- NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS , INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANIG SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  3. Complaint Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • FOUND 100 MICE DROPPING ON PREMISES IN VARIOUS AREAS (BEHIND CIGARETTE CABINET, UNDER SHELVES THROUGHOUT STORE, IN OFFICE, AND BY PET FOOD SECTION). INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN,REMOVE THE DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN. MUST HAVE PEST CONTROL SERVICE FACILITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL THE DISPLAY SHELVINGS THROUGHOUT THE STORE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE STORE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  4. Complaint

    10 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS , INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANIG SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • FOUND MICE ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE STORE. OVER 500 MICE DROPPING UNDERNEATH THE DRY STORAGE SHELVINGS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA, UNDERNEATH THE DISPLAY SHELVINGS WITH CHIPS, IN THE CORNER OF THE DISPLAY SHELVES WITH ELECTRIC FAN, IN THE FRONT AREA CORNER OF THE NEWSPAPER STAND, BEHIND THE OVAL ROASTER BOX, BY THE DOG AND CAT FOOD SHELVES, AND UNDERNEATH THROUGHOUT THE DISPLAY SHELVINGS IN THE STORE. ALSO SAW A LIVE MOUSE RUNNING FROM THE MALE WASHROOM TO THE BLACK CONTAINER OUTSIDE THE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN,REMOVE THE DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN. MUST HAVE PEST CONTROL SERVICE FACILITY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A)CITATION ISSUED
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • ALL FOOD STOCK AND ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR MUST BE ELEVATED 6"OFF THE FLOOR AND ORGANIZED OR PROVIDE RAISED SHELVINGS TO STORE SUCH ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL THE DISPLAY SHELVINGS THROUGHOUT THE STORE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE WASHBOWL SINK IN LADIES WASROOM AND MAINTAIN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED IN THE MOP SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE, SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • ISTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER FOR THE WASTE RECEPTACLE IN LADIES WASHROOM.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • FOUND DEBRIS AND DOG FECES AROUND AND BEHIND THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DOG FECES AND DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-020(B)
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE STORE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • VENTILATION INSIDE BOTH WASHROOMS NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  5. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE LADIES RESTROOM DOOR KNOB. DOOR IS MISSING THE DOOR KNOB.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN, THE SHELVING RACKS AT THE MILK AND EGGS REACH-IN COOLER TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRI AND BLACK BUILD-UP AT COOLER.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST CLEAN SANITIZE/REPAIR FLOORS TILES IN POOR CONDITION INSIDE THE MEN'S RESTROOM. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE LAUDRY SOAP DISPLAY CASES, AND IN FRONT OF THE 2 LITER SODA SHEVLING RACKS.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REPLACE ALL MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA IN FRONT OF THE RESTROOMS, WATER DAMAGED CEILING IN FRONT OF THE CASH REGISTER AREA AND IN THE REAR PORTION OF THE STORE AT BOTH CORNERS FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST BETTER ORGANIZE NORTH PORTION OF THE REAR STORAGE AREA. EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AT WALLS BLOCKED BY PRODUCT.COULD NOT INSPECT ENTIRE NORTH PORTION OF THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST SEAL HOLES/OPENINGS AT WALL LOCATED NEAR FLOOR ON THE BACK RECEVING WALL.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST BETTER ORGANIZE AND DECLUTTER ALL STORAGE AREAS IN THE REAR PORTION OF THE STORE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ALSO MUST DO SAME AT SMALL EMPLOYEE BREAK AREA.
  6. Complaint Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • REMAINS TO BE CORRECTED BY 11/30/2013.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA, AND INSIDE THE LADIES WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND MAINTAIN.
  7. Complaint

    8 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • NO RECEIPT OF INSPECTION FROM THE PEST CONTROL TERMINIX TECHNICIAN. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT TERMINIX. PROVIDE ALL THE CURRENT RECEIPT OF INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS.
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • FOUND OUTSIDE SURROUNDING AREA OF THE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED. WITH DEBRIS (CARDBOARD, EMPTY SODA CANS, SODA BOTTLES, PAPERS, TIRE, ETC). INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT SURROUNDING AREA BY THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTER MUST BE CLEAN AND MAINTAINED ALL THE TIMES. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS.
    • 26. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED
      • NO HOT RUNNING WATER IN BOTH WASHROOMS AND IN THE MOP SINK. WATER TEMPERATURE WAS AT 59.9F. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS.
    • 27. TOILET ROOMS ENCLOSED CLEAN, PROVIDED WITH HAND CLEANSER, SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AND PROPER WASTE RECEPTACLES
      • FOUND NO PAPER TOWEL ON BOTH WASHROOM WASHBOWL SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWEL OR HAND DRYING DEVICE. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS.
    • 28. * INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
      • NO PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT POSTED AND VISIBLE TO THE CUSTOMER. INSTRUCTED THAT SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO THE CUSTOMER. CITATION ISSUES SERIOUS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE STORE, UNDER ALL THE DISPLAY SHELVES,ALONG THE WALL BASE ALL CORNER, THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE ROOM, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOLERS, AND INSIDE THE WASHROOM NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND SANITIZING.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • STAINED AND DAMGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE STORE AND REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REPLACE CEILING TILES. PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • CLUTTER IN THE STORAGE ROOM. EMPTY BOXES,PART OF THE SHELVINGS ALL OVER THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND ELEVATE ALL ITEMS, ARTICLES TO HAVE AN EASY ACCESS IN CLEANING THE FLOOR AND PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE.

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