79Th Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 21, 2023
• address857 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is 79Th Market clean?

79Th Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 21, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at 79Th Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ANY OF THE HANDWASHING SINKS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ON SITE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES DURING RECEIVING PROCESS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED A SEVERLY DAMAGED RUBBER GASKET ON THE COCA-COLA REFRIGERATOR NEAR THE SERVICE DESK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLE WITH A LID IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO RECEPTACLE WITH A LID IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was 79Th Market last inspected?

79Th Market has 2 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2023.

79Th Market vs Avalon Park

Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 June 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.