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Restaurant inspections / Grocery Store

Paradise Grocery Inc.

8101 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619 · Risk 2 (Medium)

Pass

Most recent result

Oct 29, 2024

13

Inspections on record

7

Times passed

4

Times failed

Violations cited on Oct 29, 2024

  1. #41WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
  2. #45SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: THE TO GO CONTAINERS AT THE FRONT FOOD AND REAR PREP AREA NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
  3. #49NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: GREASE AND DIRT BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  4. #51PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: THERE'S A LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDERT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
  5. #55PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA WITH FOOD AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  6. #55PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MOP STORED INSIDE OF MOP BUCKET WITH DIRT WATER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER AIR DRYING WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
  7. #57ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: FOOD HANDLER ON SITE WITH NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Oct 29, 2024CanvassPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Jun 5, 2023ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 2 (Medium)
Feb 8, 2022Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Feb 1, 2022ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Feb 26, 2021ComplaintPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Mar 3, 2020Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Feb 25, 2020ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Jun 6, 2019ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 2 (Medium)
Apr 20, 2018Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Apr 13, 2018ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Oct 24, 2017Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 2 (Medium)
Oct 16, 2017ComplaintFailRisk 2 (Medium)
Mar 24, 2017LicensePassRisk 2 (Medium)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Paradise Grocery Inc. — questions

Did Paradise Grocery Inc. pass its last health inspection?
Paradise Grocery Inc. at 8101 S Cottage Grove Ave was inspected on Oct 29, 2024 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 13 inspections on record it has failed 4 times.
What violations were cited at Paradise Grocery Inc.?
The most recent inspection cited 7 violations, beginning with: WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: WIPING CLOTHS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME.
What does "Risk 2 (Medium)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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