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KWIK MART

3500 W 63RD ST, CHICAGO, IL 60629 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

KWIK MART has been inspected 3 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since July 26, 2018. The most recent inspection, on April 1, 2020, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Protecting food from contamination and Pests.

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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 2, 2018. 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 July 26, 2018. For example: FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE, & UNADULTERATED

  • 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 once on July 26, 2018. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • 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 9 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 1, 2020. For example: TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 2, 2018. For example: MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

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.

3 inspections

  1. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • MISSING COVER FOR RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR STORAGE AREA BEHIND WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR AND MAINTAIN SURFACE.
  2. Complaint Re-Inspection

    7 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES FOR VOMITING AND DIARHEAL EVENTS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND SINK AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(c). NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE COLERS AND DRY STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN, WITH FOOD SPILLS, FAN GUARDS COVERS IN COOLERS, ALSO DRY STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN DUSTY AND SOME FOOD SPILS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. CORE VIOLATION.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED THE HAND SINK CRACKED ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF THE HAND SINK (YOU CAN STILL WASH YOUR HANDS), INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE. CORE VIOLATION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE FLOORS THRU-OUT THE PREMISES NOT CLEAN UNDER AND AROUND ALL STORAGE SHELVES, COOLERS AND PALLETS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN THE FIRST WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.CORE VIOLATION.
  3. Complaint

    10 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, PRIORITY FOUNDATION7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND SINK AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030c. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 13. FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE, & UNADULTERATED
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MICE EATING THE BAGS OF CHIPS, AND PREPACKAGED CAKES. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD PACKAGES MUST BE SEALED AND NOT EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATS(MICE,DROPINGS,/URINE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED 100 MICE DROPPINGS THRU-OUT PREMISES, IN THE FOLOWING AREAS: UNDER CHIP STORAGE SHELVES, IN CAKE/DONUTS, AND CHIP STORAGE TRAYS, IN CABINETSUNDER UNUSED ICE MACHINE, AND BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER IN ALL CABINETS. ALSO UNDER ALL PALLETS WHERE BEER IS STORED FRONT/REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS/CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA. REMOVED ALL SOILEDCHIP AND CAKE TRAYS AND CLEAN WINDOW SILS (MICE DROPINGS THERE). HAVE PEAT CONTROL RETURN FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020a CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE COOLERS AND DRY STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN, WITH FOOD SPILLS, FAN GUARD COVERS IN COOLER. ALSO THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN DUSTY, AND SOME FOOD SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. CORE VIOLATION.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED THE HAND SINK CRACKED ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF THE HAND SINK(YOU CAN STILL WASH HANDS), INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE. CORE VIOLATION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE FLOORS THRU-OUT THE PREMISES NOT CLEAN UNDER AND AROUND ALL STORAGE SHELVES, COOLERS,PALLETS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. CORE VIOLATION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED A SMALL PROPANE TANK STORED AT THE FRONT WINDOW BEHIND THE KOUCOS MACHINES, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM BUILDING. ALSO MUCH CLUTTER THRU-OUT INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED. CORE VIOLATION.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN THE FRONT FIRST WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. CORE VIOLATION.

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