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CITGO

8250-8258 S WESTERN AVE · Chicago, IL 60620

Grocery Store

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass for CITGO on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
1
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
2602091

Location recorded for this inspection · CITGO · 8250-8258 S WESTERN AVE

Recorded violations

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE REAR YARD WITH TALL WEEDS AND GRASS,CRATES AND CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA ,SERVICE COUNTER AND WHERE NEEDED.MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.

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Inspection history

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

Complaint Re-InspectionNo Entry
Inspection date
Reported outcome
No Entry
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
2
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
2600655

Location recorded for this inspection · CITGO · 8250-8258 S WESTERN AVE

Recorded violations

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: : OBSERVED OUTSIDE REAR YARD WITH TALL WEEDS AND GRASS,CHAIRS, TIRES,PALLETS AND REAR STORAGE AREA ,SERVICE COUNTER AND WHERE NEEDED.MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.

  • 59

    PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: 8-404.13(B:4) : PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2597307 7/10/24 NOT CORRECTED-#10-6-301.14 : OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.#47- 4-202.16 : OBSERVED POP CRATES USED AS SHELVING UNITS IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.#47-4-501.11 : OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING UNITS IN BEVERAGE COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.#49- 4-602.13 : OBSERVED DUST, DIRT, AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS, AND DISPLAY UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.: #51-5-205.15 : OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET HANDLES ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.#51- 5-204.12 : OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.#55-6-501.11 : OBSERVED OPENINGS IN WALL AROUND TOILET WALLS IN WASHROOM, DAMAGED/STAINED CEILING TILES,WALLS AND PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.#55- 6-501.12 : OBSERVED DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT COUNTER, SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

Complaint Re-InspectionFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
2597730

Location recorded for this inspection · CITGO · 8250-8258 S WESTERN AVE

Recorded violations

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED A LIVE BLACK & WHITE CAT COME WALKING OUT FROM REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND ALSO A OPEN CAN OF CAT FOOD ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA.THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED CAT FROM PREMISES AT THIS TIME. WHILE WRITTING REPORT THE CAT RE-ENTERED INTO BUSINESS AND WAS REMOVED AGAIN.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT THEY ARE NOW ALLOWED ON PREMISES NOT UNLESS THE ARE SERVICE ANIMALS.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-40-060)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.114 : OBSERVED OUTSIDE REAR YARD WITH TALL WEEDS AND GRASS,CHAIRS, TIRES,PALLETS AND REAR STORAGE AREA ,SERVICE COUNTER AND WHERE NEEDED.MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.

  • 59

    PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: 8-404.13(B:4) : PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2597307 7/10/24 NOT CORRECTED-#10-6-301.14 : OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.#47- 4-202.16 : OBSERVED POP CRATES USED AS SHELVING UNITS IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.#47-4-501.11 : OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING UNITS IN BEVERAGE COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.#49- 4-602.13 : OBSERVED DUST, DIRT, AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS, AND DISPLAY UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.: #51-5-205.15 : OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET HANDLES ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.#51- 5-204.12 : OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.#55-6-501.11 : OBSERVED OPENINGS IN WALL AROUND TOILET WALLS IN WASHROOM, DAMAGED/STAINED CEILING TILES,WALLS AND PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.#55- 6-501.12 : OBSERVED DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT COUNTER, SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

ComplaintFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
12
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
2597307

Location recorded for this inspection · CITGO · 8250-8258 S WESTERN AVE

Recorded violations

  • 5

    PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO CLEAN -UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 60 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR NEXT TO POP COOLER,CRATES AT MOTOR OIL,SCATTERED ON SHELVING UNITS IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND IN BETWEEN CRATES THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA.2- RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR NEXT TO ICE CREAM FREEZER AND AIR COMPRESSOR,3-LIVE LARGE FLIES BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 7/10/24.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF MAIN ENTRY DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OOBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C)(CITATION ISSUED)

  • 39

    CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED CAN ENERGY DRINKS STORED INSIDE OF TOILET ROOM ON CRATES MUST REMOVE AND STORE PROPERLY.

  • 47

    FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST REMOVE SOILED CARDBOARD ATTACED TO MOPSINK.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST DEFROST ICE BUILD UP FROM ICE CREAM FREEZER.

  • 53

    TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED TOILET HANDLE MISSING HAVING TO PLACE HANDS INSIDE OF TOILET BOWL TO PULL STRING TO FLUSH TOILET MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING HANDLE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED)

  • 54

    GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED BOTH OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER LIDS FILLED WITH TRASH WAY ABOVE RIMS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE TO BE TIGHT FITTING. MUST HAVE LIDS TIGHT FITTING AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE REAR YARD WITH TALL WEEDS AND GRASS,CHAIRS, TIRES,PALLETS AND REAR STORAGE AREA ,SERVICE COUNTER AND WHERE NEEDED.MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING WALL BASES AND FLOOR TILES IN TOILET ROOM.MUST PROVIDE FLOOR TILES AT SERVICE COUNTER FOR FLOORS TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE.

  • 60

    PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2532000 9/28/21 NOT CORRECTED-#10-6-301.14 : OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.#36-4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. #38-6-202.15 : OBSERVED 1/2" GAP ON BOTTOM OF OVERHEAD DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.#47- 4-202.16 : OBSERVED POP CRATES USED AS SHELVING UNITS IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.#47-4-501.11 : OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING UNITS IN BEVERAGE COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.#49- 4-602.13 : OBSERVED DUST, DIRT, AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS, AND DISPLAY UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.: #51-5-205.15 : OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET HANDLES ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.#51- 5-204.12 : OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.#55-6-501.11 : OBSERVED OPENINGS IN WALL AROUND TOILET AND STAINED WALLS IN WASHROOM, DAMAGED/STAINED CEILING TILES AND PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.#55- 6-501.12 : OBSERVED DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT COUNTER, SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

LicensePass with Conditions
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
11
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
2532000

Location recorded for this inspection · CITGO · 8250-8258 S WESTERN AVE

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

Recorded violations

  • 5

    PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005

  • 10

    ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

  • 36

    THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

  • 38

    INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 1/2" GAP ON BOTTOM OF OVERHEAD DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.

  • 47

    FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED POP CRATES USED AS SHELVING UNITS IN SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE.

  • 47

    FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING UNITS IN BEVERAGE COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DUST, DIRT, AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS, AND DISPLAY UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 51

    PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET HANDLES ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

  • 51

    PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED OPENINGS IN WALL AROUND TOILET AND STAINED WALLS IN WASHROOM, DAMAGED/STAINED CEILING TILES AND PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

  • 55

    PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT COUNTER, SALES AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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How results compare in ZIP 60620

204 of 242 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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