Dollar Tree #00798
5316 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60630
Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.
The whole record
- Pass50%
- Conditional13%
- Fail38%
- PassSep 16, 2026LicenseRisk 3 (Low)
- ConditionalJul 13, 2020CanvassRisk 3 (Low)
- 5
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Found no procedure/plan for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instructed to provide and maintain required procedure/plan and appropriate supplies or kit. (necessary items at a minimum: gloves, face masks, disposable mops and appropriate sanitizer/spray that kills norovirus).priority foundation violation 7-38-005,no citation issued.
- 10
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Instructed to provide and maintain hand washing signage at hand sinks in washrooms.
- 38
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Observed approx 1/4" inch gap at center bottom of entrance doors.instructed to make doors tight fitting to prevent pest entry.
- 49
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Instructed to detail clean the interior of beverage coolers at front customer area and to maintain.
- 53
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Observed no covered waste receptacles provided in washrooms.must provide.
- 55
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners throughout the rear storage area and underneath the shelfs in front customer areas.
- 5
- PassNov 27, 2017Canvass Re-InspectionRisk 3 (Low)
- 35
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Instructed to replace water stained ceiling tiles and maintain.
- 35
- FailNov 17, 2017CanvassRisk 3 (Low)
- 18
No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
Observed front doors to the premises not insect/rodent-proofed.1/4" inch gap approximately at center/bottom where doors meet.instructed to make doors tight fitting to prevent pest-entry and maintain.serious violation 7-38-020.
- 34
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Observed dirty floors inside the toilet rooms.instructed to detail clean and sanitize floors and maintain.
- 35
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Instructed to replace water stained ceiling tiles and provide missing ceiling tiles in customer areas also,remove dusts accumulations at ceiling vents inside the toilet rooms and maintain.
- 36
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Instructed to replace burnt-out light bulb inside the womens toilet room and maintain adequate lighting at all times.
- 18
- PassMay 12, 2015Complaint Re-InspectionRisk 3 (Low)
- 34
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Rear storage has stocks stored on floor or on top the wood palettes which under the pallets observed and accumulation of dust and debris.instructed to elevate stock 6" off the floor.provide raised shelves throughout the storage area for better housekeeping
- 34
- FailMay 8, 2015Canvass Re-InspectionRisk 3 (Low)
- 14
Previous serious violation corrected, 7-42-090
Previous serious violation not corrected from 4-30-2015,report#1482703 #18-both front doors with a 1/4" to 2" gaps between and bottoms of the doors.rear exit door has a broken threshold at bottom of the door,side exit door with a 1/4" of gap.instructed to rodent/insect doors mentioned. Critical violation:7-42-090 today found rear door rodent/insect proofed.remains the other two doors not rodent/insect proof doors.
- 34
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Rear storage has stocks stored on floor or on top the wood palettes which under the pallets observed and accumulation of dust and debris.instructed to elevate stock 6" off the floor.provide raised shelves throughout the storage area for better housekeeping
- 14
- FailApr 30, 2015ComplaintRisk 3 (Low)
- 18
No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
Both front doors with a 1/4" to 2" gaps between and bottoms of the doors.rear exit door has a broken threshold at bottom of the door,side exit door with a 1/4" of gap.instructed to rodent/insect doors mentioned. Serious violation:7-38-020
- 34
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Rear storage has stocks stored on floor or on top the wood palettes which under the pallets observed and accumulation of dust and debris.instructed to elevate stock 6" off the floor.provide raised shelves throughout the storage area for better housekeeping
- 18
- PassMar 6, 2013LicenseRisk 3 (Low)
- 34
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners in rear storage area.
- 34
Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.
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What it gets cited for
- 345×
Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
- 352×
Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
- 182×
No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
- 51×
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- 101×
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- 381×
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- 491×
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- 531×
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.
Source
Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 2232415 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.