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DOLLAR TREE

4500 S DAMEN AVE · Chicago, IL 60609

Grocery Store

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass for DOLLAR TREE on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
2
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
1739215

Location recorded for this inspection · DOLLAR TREE · 4500 S DAMEN AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS OF DISPLAY AREA AND THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA.

  • 41

    PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AT REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA, PROVIDE BETTER INSPECTION AISLES FOR CLEANING AND PEST MONITORING. MUST ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

ComplaintFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
5
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
1658258

Location recorded for this inspection · DOLLAR TREE · 4500 S DAMEN AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 1

    SOURCE SOUND CONDITION, NO SPOILAGE, FOODS PROPERLY LABELED, SHELLFISH TAGS IN PLACE - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD ITEMS (4-12oz BAGS OF PENNYSTICKS PRETZELS,1-6oz BAG OF BRIM'S WHITE POPCORN,3-7OZ BAGS OF BRIM'S CHEESE CURLS, 3-6oz PACKS OF GRACE ANIMAL CRACKERS ON DISPLAY SHELF AND AT REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA OBSERVED, 2 -12-3oz BAGS OF REESES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS) NOT PROTECTED DURING DISPLAY AND STORAGE, GNAWED INTO AND CONTAMINATED BY MICE. MUST PROTECT AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER VOLUTARILY DISCARDED APPROX.3LBS AND APPROX. VALUE $34. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(B) ISSUED.

  • 18

    NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: OBSERVED 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON DISPLAY SHELVES WHERE CHIPS ARE DISPLAYED AND 20 MICE DROPPINGS AT REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA WHERE CANDY IS STORED. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED DISPLAY SHELVES.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS OF DISPLAY AREA AND THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA

  • 41

    PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AT REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA, PROVIDE BETTER INSPECTION AISLES FOR CLEANING AND PEST MONITORING. MUST ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

License Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
License Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
509516

Location recorded for this inspection · DOLLAR TREE · 4500 S DAMEN AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

LicenseFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
4
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
660023

Location recorded for this inspection · DOLLAR TREE · 4500 S DAMEN AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 18

    NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: NO LICENSED PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OR PROOF OF SERVICE. PROVIDE SAME.

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: RAW WOOD SURFACES IN REAR STORAGE ROOM. INSTD TO SEAL/PAINT SAME.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: UNFINISHED WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE UTILITY SINK LOCATED.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOMS IN POOR REPAIR. REPAIR SAME.

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How results compare in ZIP 60609

245 of 329 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 2125736.

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