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FAMILY DOLLAR

6349 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

FAMILY DOLLAR has been inspected 7 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since December 12, 2013. The most recent inspection, on November 12, 2025, recorded 6 infractions.

1 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 6 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Pests and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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.

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 12, 2025. 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 on August 26, 2016. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • 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 once on October 22, 2020. For example: PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

  • 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 22, 2020. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • 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 14 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on September 7, 2016. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

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

    6 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED STORAGE RACKS CONTAINING TCS FOODS AND BEVERAGES INSIDE COOLING UNITS THROUGHOUT WITH ACCULULATED MOLD LIKE AND DIRT BUILDUP AND FOOD SPILLS INSIDE REACH IN DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN TOILET ROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED LARGE CARDBOARD BOX USED AS RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND PROVIDE RECEPTABLE WITH LID AS REQUIRED.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED OUTSIDE RECEPTACLES ENCLOSED AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED TRASH, DIRT, FOOD ITEMS AND MISCELLANUES UNDERNEATH ALL SHELVING RACKS THROUGHOUT PREMISE, OFFICE AND ENTRANCE WAY OF STOCK ROOM NEAR MOP SINK AND TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED PRODUCTS STORED IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT STOCK ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE EQUIPMENT TO STORE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR, REMOVE ANY USUED ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT 2ND FLOOR LEVEL TO PREVENT HIDING SPACE FOR PEST. MUST MAINTAIN PREMISE.
  2. Complaint

    7 infractions

    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES AND SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR TO PREVET CONTAMINATION.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILDUUP ON SHELVING UNITS IN SALES, STORAGE, AND FRONT COUNTER AREAS. INSTRUCTED ANNGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST, DIRT, AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN WATER PUMP ROOM, REAR STORAGE, SECOND FLOOR STORAGE AND CLOSET AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN ALL FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS, IN ALL AREAS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  3. Short Form Complaint

    0 infractions

  4. Complaint Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR AS NEEDED AND REMOVE SPILLS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS AND SINKS IN WASHROOMS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVES THROUGHOUT SALES FLOOR,THROUGHOUT THE 2ND FLOOR, IN WASHROOMS AND IN REAR STOCK AREA.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REMOVE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE EXTREME CLUTTER FROM REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL STOCK ITEMS ON SHELVES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS.
  5. 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
      • NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH GAPS ALONG THE BOTTOM AND BETWEEN THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. ALSO NOTED AN APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT DOOR IN THE 1ST FLOOR STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPAIR DOORS AND MAKE COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. ALSO NOTED 3 LARGE FLIES ON THE SALES FLOOR AND IN THE STORAGE ROOM, APPROXIMATELY 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE MOP SINK AND APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE ANTS CRAWLING ON TOP OF GARBAGE LEFT ON THE FLOOR IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST REMOVE INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NOTED GARBAGE OVERFLOWING FROM THE SMALL OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE PREVENTING THE PROPER CLOSURE OF THE LID. ALSO NOTED THE LARGE OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE WITH ALL THE LIDS OPEN AND THE FRAME BENT PREVENTING THE PROPER CLOSURE. MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE GARBAGE AND CLOSE THE LID AT THE SMALL GARBAGE RECEPTACLE. ALSO REPAIR THE BENT FRAME AND LIDS AT THE LARGE RECEPTACLE AND PROPERLY CLOSE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
    • 26. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED
      • WASHROOMS ON SITE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NOTED THE TOILET IN THE MENS WASHROOM CLOGGED WITH FECES INSIDE AND NOT PROPERLY FLUSHING. MUST REPAIR. ALSO NOTED TOILETS,SINKS,WALLS AND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED . NOTED VISIBLE WASTE, DIRT AND GRIME ON SINKS, URINALS AND TOILETS IN THE MENS AND WOMENS WASH ROOMS. ALSO NOTED WALLS AND DOORS WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT AND DEBRIS. ALSO NOTED THE WASTE BASKET IN THE MENS WASHROOM FULL AND NOTED GARBAGE ON THE FLOOR IN THE WOMENS WASH ROOM WITH ANTS CRAWLING ON TOP AND SOILED TOILET PAPER ON THE FLOORS IN SEVERAL STALLS. MUST REPAIR PLUMBING,DISPOSE OF GARBAGE AND CLEAN ALL SINKS, TOILETS, THE URINAL, THE WALLS AND FLOORS AS REQUIRED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR AS NEEDED AND REMOVE SPILLS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS AND SINKS IN WASHROOMS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVES THROUGHOUT SALES FLOOR,THROUGHOUT THE 2ND FLOOR, IN WASHROOMS AND IN REAR STOCK AREA.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REMOVE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE EXTREME CLUTTER FROM REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL STOCK ITEMS ON SHELVES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS.
  6. Short Form Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST SEAL SMALL OPENINGS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND THE REAR EXIT DOORS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR AS NEEDED AND REMOVE SPILLS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS AND SINKS IN WASHROOMS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVES THROUGHOUT SALES FLOOR,THROUGHOUT THE 2ND FLOOR, IN WASHROOMS AND IN REAR STOCK AREA.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REMOVE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE EXTREME CLUTTER FROM REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL STOCK ITEMS ON SHELVES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS.
  7. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST SEAL SMALL OPENINGS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND THE REAR EXIT DOORS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR AS NEEDED AND REMOVE SPILLS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TOILETS AND SINKS IN WASHROOMS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVES THROUGHOUT SALES FLOOR,THROUGHOUT THE 2ND FLOOR, IN WASHROOMS AND IN REAR STOCK AREA.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST REMOVE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE EXTREME CLUTTER FROM REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL STOCK ITEMS ON SHELVES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS.

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