License
Apr 25, 2025
Pass
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Apr 25, 2025 · Original Source
Grocery Store · Chicago, IL
E & J Liquors
5439 S Damen Ave
Last inspected Apr 25, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗
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2 inspectionsCanvass
Apr 25, 2025
Pass
2 recorded violations
notedCode 10Handwashing
Official wording
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Inspector’s notes
OBSERVED HAND SOAP AND DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE HAND SOAP AND DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS AND PROVIDE HANDWASHING AIDS ONLY AT SINKS DESIGNATED FOR HANDWASHING AND MAINTAIN.
In plain English
Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.
More about handwashing problemsnotedCode 38Pests
Official wording
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
Inspector’s notes
OBSERVED INSECT CONTROL DEVICES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS (MILK, LUNCH MEAT). INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE INSECT CONTROL DEVICES SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD OR CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
In plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
More about signs of rodents or insectsOfficial record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Apr 25, 2025 · Original Source