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A-1 Food Mart
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 12, 2020
- address1329 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is A-1 Food Mart clean?
A-1 Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 12, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at A-1 Food Mart?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-204.11 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE STORE WHERE THE SLUSHY MACHINE IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK BY THE SLUSHY MACHINE OR REMOVE THE SLUSHY MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THEROMETER ON SITE TO PROPERLY TAKE TEMPERATURE OF COLD FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.13 OBSERVED INSECT TRAPS HANGING FROM THE CEILING INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO INSTALL INSECT CONTROL DEVICES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE REAR OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER OR ORGANIZE.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • OBSERVED FACILITY ALLOWING CUSTOMERS INSIDE WITHOUT FACE MASKS, OBSERVED ABOUT 4 CUSTOMERS WALK INSIDE OF THE STORE WITHOUT FACE MASKS. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY ALLOW CUSTOMERS WEARING FACE MASKS PROPERLY. WARNING ISSUED.Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders • OBSERVED FACILITY ALLOWING CUSTOMERS INSIDE WITHOUT FACE MASKS, OBSERVED ABOUT 4 CUSTOMERS WALK INSIDE OF THE STORE WITHOUT FACE MASKS. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY ALLOW CUSTOMERS WEARING FACE MASKS PROPERLY. WARNING ISSUED.
When was A-1 Food Mart last inspected?
A-1 Food Mart has 3 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 13, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2011 | Fail |
A-1 Food Mart vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 August 12, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.