7 Seas Food & Meat Mart #3 Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 5, 2025
• address6501 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60637
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is 7 Seas Food & Meat Mart #3 Inc clean?

7 Seas Food & Meat Mart #3 Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 5, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at 7 Seas Food & Meat Mart #3 Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING ON COLD READY TO EAT TCS FOOD, REPACKAGED TURKEY, HAM, ROAST BEEF, CHEESE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. COLD READY TO EAT TCS FOOD SHALL BE LABELED AND DATED WITH SELL BY OR DISCARD DATE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF PREPARATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS NOT PROPERLY LABELED AND DISPLAYED FOR SALE IN SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED ITEMS WITH INGREDIENTS, NET WEIGHT, ETC.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED FLY STRIP HANGING FROM CEILING IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE FLY STRIP FROM PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER, SALES, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER, SALES, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL EQUIPMENT OFF FLOOR.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL EQUIPMENT OFF FLOOR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLER DOOR GASKETS, PREP TABLES, KNIFE RACK, SLICER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN WASHROOM AND PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN PREP, STORAGE AND SALES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was 7 Seas Food & Meat Mart #3 Inc last inspected?

7 Seas Food & Meat Mart #3 Inc has 4 inspections on record going back to February 27, 2024.

7 Seas Food & Meat Mart #3 Inc vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 62% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.