Buchanas Food & Liquor
2601 W 51st St, Chicago, IL 60632
Grocery Store ZIP 60632 Risk 3 (Low)
Passed · as of Jun 4, 2026
Buchanas Food & Liquor was last inspected on June 4, 2026 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found 9 violations, including signs of pests.
Latest inspection
June 4, 2026 · License
Result: Pass
9 general-
GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Observed opening at base of front entrance outer door and at base and top left of rear exit door leading to dumpster area. Instructed to seal all outer openings to prevent pest entrance.
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed pallets and pieces of wood used for elevation in liquor walk in cooler and boxes stored on pallets or floor on sales floor, in cashier area, in rear storage and rear liquor storage near office. Instructed to eliminate usage of pallets and pieces of wood for elevation throughout facility, instructed to provide adequate shelving units to elevate all food and nonfood items at least six inches off of floor.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Observed damaged gaskets on doors 4 and 5 of cold holding wall display unit on sales floor. Instructed to repair or replace damaged gaskets on doors 4 and 5 of cold holding wall display unit and maintain.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Observed no service sink in facility. Instructed to install a conveniently located service sink that shall have an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure and properly connected to the city of chicago water supply equipped with a floor drain for the cleaning of mops and for the disposal of mop water or similar liquid waste.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed no covered receptacle in all gender employee washroom. Instructed to provide covered receptacle for all gender employee washroom for sanitary products.
Official wording (code 53)
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.
Inspector’s note: Observed door of employee all gender washroom to not be self closing. Instructed to install self closing device on employee all gender washroom door so that it shall be tight fitting and self closing.
Official wording (code 53)
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed opening around light switch/outlet cover in all gender employee washroom. Instructed to smoothly repair opening around light switch/outlet cover in all gender employee washroom. Observed stained ceiling tiles and stained ceiling throughout facility. Observed stained ceiling tiles on sales floor and stained ceiling in liquor storage room in office. Instructed to replace all stained ceiling tiles on sales floor and repaint stained ceiling in liquor storage room in office and maintain. Observed missing floor tiles in hallway leading to rear exit. Instructed to smoothly replace all missing floor tiles throughout facility for ease of cleanability and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed debris and dust buildup on floors underneath all shelving units and wall display cold holding unit on sales floor. Instructed to clean all floors underneath all shelving units and wall display cold holding unit on sales floor and maintain.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.
Inspector’s note: Observed clutter in rear hallway leading to exit door. Clutter observed include wood and unused equipment. Instructed the premises shall be free of all items that are necessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
Official wording (code 55)
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspection history
2 inspections on record
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 5 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.