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Food 4 Less #570

112 W 87TH ST
CHICAGO, IL 60620
38
Total Inspections
13.2%
Pass Rate
33
Failures

Inspection History

Aug 14, 2025

Result: Pass
0 violations

Jun 2, 2025

Result: Pass
0 violations

May 6, 2025

Result: Fail
14 violations
Key Violations:
|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DELI DISPLAY CASE-LIGHT OUT,BAKERY-CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD,MEAT PROCESSING AREA-LIGHT OUT.;;|ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS BELONGING TO BAKERY IN DELI WALK IN COOLER ON SHELVING UNITS WHEN NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.;;10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SLOW DRAIN AT FIRST HAND SINK IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.;;36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO WORKING THERMOMETER FOR DELI WALK IN COOLER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.;;37|FOOD PROPERLY LABELED;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE SHELVING UNIT TRIM IN DELI WALK IN COOLER,PRODUCE & DAIRY WALK IN COOLER-DOOR IN POOR REPAIR.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM DAIRY WALK IN COOLER & MEAT PROCESSING AREA FAN GUARD COVERS.;;52|SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: OBSERVED A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM IN FLOOR GREASE TRAP IN BAKERY AREA NEAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED GARBAGE CAN IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL PILLAR AND WALL TRIM IN MEAT WALK IN COOLER,MISSING WALL BASES AND HOLE IN WALL IN PRODUCE PREP/DISH WASHING AREA,MEAT PREP AREA- MISSING WALL BASES,BREAKROOM-STAINED CEILING TILES,BAKERY PREP AREA/DISH WASHING AREA- FLOORING IN POOR REPAIR IN FRONT OF 3- COMP SINK.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR & DRAINS IN HOT FOOD,MEAT PREP AREA,MEAT WALK IN COOLER.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM DELI- WALK IN COOLER CEILING,MEN'S TOILET ROOM-WALLS & CEILING VENT,BAKERY-WALK IN FREEZER.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING;;60|PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2596148 6/12/24 NOT CORRECTED----- -#38 OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM CENTER OF ENTRY DOORS AND GAP ALONG CENTER OF EXIT DOORS MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING. #47 MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS ON FROZEN FOODS WALK IN FREEZER. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(NO CITATION ISSUED) EXTENSION GRANTED TO CORRECT THE ABOVE.

Apr 29, 2025

Result: Fail
16 violations
Key Violations:
|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DELI DISPLAY CASE-LIGHT OUT,BAKERY-CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD,MEAT PROCESSING AREA-LIGHT OUT.;;|ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS BELONGING TO BAKERY IN DELI WALK IN COOLER ON SHELVING UNITS WHEN NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.;;1|PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES - Comments: PIC DOSEN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012);;10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SLOW DRAIN AT FIRST HAND SINK IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.;;2|CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO VALID CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY ONLY A COPY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHICKEN,DELI MEATS,ETC)MUST PROVIDE VALID CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED);;36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO WORKING THERMOMETER FOR DELI WALK IN COOLER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.;;37|FOOD PROPERLY LABELED;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE SHELVING UNIT TRIM IN DELI WALK IN COOLER,PRODUCE & DAIRY WALK IN COOLER-DOOR IN POOR REPAIR.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM DAIRY WALK IN COOLER & MEAT PROCESSING AREA FAN GUARD COVERS.;;52|SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: OBSERVED A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM IN FLOOR GREASE TRAP IN BAKERY AREA NEAR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED GARBAGE CAN IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR & DRAINS IN HOT FOOD,MEAT PREP AREA,MEAT WALK IN COOLER.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM DELI- WALK IN COOLER CEILING,MEN'S TOILET ROOM-WALLS & CEILING VENT,BAKERY-WALK IN FREEZER.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL PILLAR AND WALL TRIM IN MEAT WALK IN COOLER,MISSING WALL BASES AND HOLE IN WALL IN PRODUCE PREP/DISH WASHING AREA,MEAT PREP AREA- MISSING WALL BASES,BREAKROOM-STAINED CEILING TILES,BAKERY PREP AREA/DISH WASHING AREA- FLOORING IN POOR REPAIR IN FRONT OF 3- COMP SINK.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING;;60|PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2596148 6/12/24 NOT CORRECTED-#37-3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE IN BAKERY.#38- 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM CENTER OF ENTRY DOORS AND GAP ALONG CENTER OF EXIT DOORS MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING.#47-4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS ON FROZEN FOODS WALK IN FREEZER. #49-4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON DELI-WALK IN COOLER- FANGUARD COVERS.DELI PREP AREA-SHELVING UNITS,GREASE FILTER,WHEEL BASES AND OVENS.BAKERY-ROLLING CART.BAKERY WALK IN FREEZER-FAN GUARD COVERS.PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS.MEAT PROCESSING-UNDERSIDES OF PREP TABLES.MEAT WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS.#55- 6-201.17 : MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN BAKERY PREP AREA,PRODUCE PREP AREA.#55-6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FLOORS IN DELI PREP AREA & WALK IN COOLER,BAKERY WALK IN FREEZER.#56- 6-501.14 : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN DELI PREP AREA.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

Jun 12, 2024

Result: Fail
12 violations
Key Violations:
|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN DELI PREP AREA.;;|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS ABOVE CAKE DISPLAY CASE IN BAKERY AREA.;;|ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE IN BAKERY.;;37|FOOD PROPERLY LABELED;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM CENTER OF ENTRY DOORS AND GAP ALONG CENTER AND ACROSS TOP OF EXIT DOORS. MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS ON DELI & DAIRY WALK IN COOLER AND FROZEN FOODS WALK IN FREEZER.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON DELI-WALK IN COOLER-ROLLING CARTS & FANGUARD COVERS.DELI PREP AREA-SHELVING UNITS,GREASE FILTER,WHEEL BASES AND OVENS.BAKERY-ROLLING CART.BAKERY WALK IN FREEZER-FAN GUARD COVERS.PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS.MEAT PROCESSING-UNDERSIDES OF PREP TABLES.MEAT WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN BAKERY PREP AREA,PRODUCE PREP AREA.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FLOORS IN DELI PREP AREA & WALK IN COOLER,BAKERY WALK IN FREEZER.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLES IN WALL IN MOPSINK AREA,DAMAGED WALL TRIM IN MEAT WALK IN COOLER.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING

Oct 2, 2023

Result: Pass
0 violations

Jul 18, 2023

Result: Fail
2 violations
Key Violations:
36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED A FEW INTERIOR THERMOMETERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THE COOLERS AND HOT HOLDING. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS THROUGH OUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE DEBRIS.

Jan 20, 2023

Result: Fail
4 violations
Key Violations:
|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT THE HAND SINK NEXT TO THE DELI MEAT COOLER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED THE LIDS MISSING ON THE SMALL GARBAGE CANS IN THE WOMEN WASH ROOM STALLS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THE REAR STORAGE AREA ALONG THE WALL BASE, INSIDE THE DAIRY COOLER UNDERNEATH THE SHELVING AND IN THE CHIP/CANDY AISLE UNDERNEATH THE SHELVING.

Jan 20, 2022

Result: Fail
5 violations
Key Violations:
2|CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE OR VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE AND POST FOR VIEWING. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.;;36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED COLD HOLDING MEAT CASE THERMOMETER TO NOT BE FUNCTIONING AT THIS TIME, OBSERVED REAR COLD HOLD DISPLAY CHEESE CASE TO HAVE THERMOMETERS MALFUNCTIONING READING INACCURATE TEMPERATURES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FIX OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED DOOR ON REACH IN FREEZER IN FROZEN FOOD AISLE 8 TO NOT BE CLOSING FLUSH TO DOOR SEAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED UNNECESSARY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE/LOADING AREA OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ORGANIZE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED VARIOUS DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR LOADING AREA OF FACILITY, UNDER MULTIPLE SHELVES ON THE SALES FLOOR, AND BETWEEN FLOOR PALLETS.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Sep 20, 2021

Result: Fail
11 violations
Key Violations:
|FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLES AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WASTE RECEPTACLES IN ALL AREAS WASTE IS COMMONLY DISCARDED.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN PRODUCE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.;;10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN MEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 1/4" GAP BEWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE AND EXIT DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.;;39|CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN MEAT WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DEBRIS ON SHELVES IN DOG FOOD AND CHIP AISLES, FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES AND EQUIPMENT IN DELI, BAKERY, AND MEAT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.;;54|GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN GUARDS IN DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER, DEBIRS INSIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN PRODUCE PREP AREA, EXCESS WATER ON FLOOR INSIDE PRODUCE AND DAIRY WALK-IN COOLERS, DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED OPENINGS IN CEILING TILES IN BAKERY PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

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