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Mobil Gas Station

251 W 63rd ST FL 1st, CHICAGO, IL 60621 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

Mobil Gas Station has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since September 18, 2012. The most recent inspection, on October 17, 2018, found no infractions.

1 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: Pests, Protecting food from contamination and Food source, labelling and allergens.

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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 15, 2013. For example: OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

  • 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 January 8, 2013. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • 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 once on January 8, 2013. For example: FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

  • 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 5 separate inspections, most recently on April 13, 2015. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

  • 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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on April 13, 2015. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

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. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN THE DISPLAY SHELVING AND COUNTER TOPS TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDERNEATH SHELVING AND CRATES TO REMOVE DUST,DEBRIS AND/OR SPILLS. ALSO CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND TOILET ROOM. MUST REPAIR CRACK TILES IN THE TOILET ROOM. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • NOTED A MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE FRONT SELLING AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST ELEVATE STOCK 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALL FOR CLEANING AND PEST MONITORING PURPOSES.
  3. Complaint Re-Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
      • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 1-8-13 NOT CORRECTED: -19- OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. TRASH & DEBRIS STILL OBSERVED ON GROUND INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF GARBAGE CORAL, AND LIDS ALSO OPEN ON RECEPTACLES. MUST KEEP GARBAGE AREA CLEAN AND LIDS CLOSED ON DUMPSTERS. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL FOR NON COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING VIOLATION.
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • SEE VIOLATION #14
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST FINISH CLEANING THE FOLLOWING: ALL COUNTERS & SHELVES IN FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA(WHERE SELF-SERVICE ITEMS ARE SOLD), ALL STORAGE RACKS & SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, FAN GUARDS AND COMPRESSOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, ALL DISPLAY SHELVES, ALL COOLERS, AND ALL FREEZERS(ALSO NEED DEFROSTING) ALL ON SALES FLOOR, ALL SINKS(INCLUDING MOP SINK AND 2 COMP. SINK IN OFFICE), EXTERIORS & NOZZLES ON ICEE & CAPPUCCINO MACHINES
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS(INCLUDING WALK-IN COOLER). ALL STOCK STORED ON PREMISES MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL WINDOW SILLS. REPLACE OR RE-SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVE IN TOILET ROOM. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES IN STORAGE ROOM BY WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS ON SALES FLOOR AND THROUGHOUT. REPAIR BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GROUNDS, FOUND MOUNDS OF CLOTHING AND DEBRIS DIRECTLY BEHIND REAR OUTSIDE DOOR BEHIND BUSINESS AS WELL AS ON OTHER SECTIONS OF PROPERTY, MUST KEEP THIS AREA CLEAN AND ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBLE HARBORAGE AREAS .MOP SINK BEING USED USED AS A STORAGE UNIT FOR ARTICLES, MUST USE THIS SINK WHEN MOPPING FLOORS. FOUND A BUCKET WITH THE MOP INSIDE OF IT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, THIS SINK ISSUED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM UNIT AND TO CLEAN SINK. ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN STORAGE AREAS.
  4. Complaint

    8 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, PINKISH AND BROWNISH -COLORED RESIDUE FOUND INSIDE ON UPPER PANEL AND WALLS OF UNIT. ALSO FOUND UNCLEAN STRING ATTACHED TO ICE SCOOP WHICH IS KEPT INSIDE UNIT TOUCHING ICE. MUST EMPTY MACHINE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR AS WELL AS CLEAN THE EXTERIOR AND MUST ALSO FIND A MORE SANITARY WAY TO STORE ICE SCOOP INSIDE MACHINE. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-005(A).
    • 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED
      • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, MOUNDS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS NOTED ON GROUND IN GARBAGE CORAL. MUST KEEP THIS AREA CLEAN. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • SELF-SERVICE HOT DOGS SOLD ON PREMISES, NO CERTIFIED MGR. ON PREMISES AT TIME OF THIS INVESTIGATION. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012.
    • 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
      • ESTABLIHMENT PACKAGES ICE, THE BAGS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH CONTENTS, BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS, AND DATE PACKAGED.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL COUNTERS & SHELVES IN FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA(WHERE SELF-SERVICE ITEMS ARE SOLD), ALL STORAGE RACKS & SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, FAN GUARDS AND COMPRESSOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, ALL DISPLAY SHELVES, ALL COOLERS, AND ALL FREEZERS(ALSO NEED DEFROSTING) ALL ON SALES FLOOR, ALL SINKS(INCLUDING MOP SINK AND 2 COMP. SINK IN OFFICE), EXTERIORS & NOZZLES ON ICEE & CAPPUCCINO MACHINES.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS(INCLUDING WALK-IN COOLER). ALL STOCK STORED ON PREMISES MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL WINDOW SILLS. REPLACE OR RE-SEAL ALL LOOSE WALL COVE IN TOILET ROOM. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES IN STORAGE ROOM BY WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS ON SALES FLOOR AND THROUGHOUT.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GROUNDS, FOUND MOUNDS OF CLOTHING AND DEBRIS DIRECTLY BEHIND REAR OUTSIDE DOOR BEHIND BUSINESS AS WELL AS ON OTHER SECTIONS OF PROPERTY, MUST KEEP THIS AREA CLEAN AND ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBLE HARBORAGE AREAS .MOP SINK BEING USED USED AS A STORAGE UNIT FOR ARTICLES, MUST USE THIS SINK WHEN MOPPING FLOORS. FOUND A BUCKET WITH THE MOP INSIDE OF IT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, THIS SINK ISSUED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM UNIT AND TO CLEAN SINK. ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN STORAGE AREAS.
  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • STILL WORKING ON MICROWAVE,DRIP TRAYS, AND STORAGE SHELVES.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • STILL WORKING ON FLOORS.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • STILL WORKING ON COOLER WALLS/CEILING
  6. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME PREMISES SELLING HOTDOGS 140.2*F, NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME NEED TO PROVIDE. SECOND TIME. NO MANAGER FROM REPORT #317319 DATE 10/4/10.
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS MINORS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT 317319 DATE 10/4/10 CORRECT BY DATE 10/4/11. AS OF 9/18/12 THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED. 33)DETAIL CLEANING ALL SHELVES COUNTERS TOPS, ICE MACHINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, INSIDE AND OUTSIDEVOF ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. 36)DETAIL CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS IN ALL COOLERS, REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS, PROVIDE END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE MISSING. 38) DETAIL CLEAN ALL VENT COVERS THRU OUT ALSO EMPLOYEE RESTROOM.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • NEED TO CLEAN ALL WINDOW SILS REMOVE All DEAD FLIES, BEES, AND OTHER INSECTS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • NEED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE CONDIMENT CONTAINERS AT HOT DOG STATION, CLEAN INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, CAPPUCCINO MACHINE, DRIP TRAYS, COFFEE MACHINE ABOVE COFFEE BASKET. ALSO CLEAN LOWER CABINETS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THRU OUT NEED DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND STORAGE SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN WALLS/CEILING IN WALK-IN COOLER, REPLACE ALL MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR , REPLACE WATER DAMAGED TILES FRONT.

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