A.A.A. Food And Mini Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 11, 2026
• address5300 W Harrison St, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is A.A.A. Food And Mini Mart clean?

A.A.A. Food And Mini Mart is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at A.A.A. Food And Mini Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️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.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SPOON HANDLE LAYING ON TOP OF COOKED GROUND BEEF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LONG HANDLE DISPENSING UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SPOON HANDLE LAYING ON TOP OF COOKED GROUND BEEF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LONG HANDLE DISPENSING UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED MULTI-USE KNIVES STORED BEHIND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REWASH, RINSE, SANITIZE AND STORE KNIVES IN SANITARY MANNER
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED MULTI-USE KNIVES STORED BEHIND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REWASH, RINSE, SANITIZE AND STORE KNIVES IN SANITARY MANNER
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DRAINBOARD FOR PROPER AIR DRYING OF FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DRAINBOARD FOR PROPER AIR DRYING OF FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, DUST BUILDUP ON SHELVES, COOLERS, FREEZERS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND IN SALLES AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD EQUIPMENT AND CONTACT SURFACES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING BASIN UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE BACKFLOW DEVICE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN SALES, STORAGE AND FURNACE ROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL AREAS.

When was A.A.A. Food And Mini Mart last inspected?

A.A.A. Food And Mini Mart has 7 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2022.

A.A.A. Food And Mini Mart vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 34% of them.

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• ✓ J.A.B.S. Corp
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• ✓ Leen's Pizza & Grill, Inc.
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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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.