A&K Food Market

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 19, 2011
• address8240 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is A&K Food Market clean?

A&K Food Market is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 19, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at A&K Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • FOUND EVIDENCE OF INSECTS AND MICE ON SITE,FOUND INCOMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 15 SMALL FLIES AND 5-6 LARGE FLIES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS,RESTING ON WALLS AND ON FRESH PRODUCE,IN WASHROOMS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 15 MICE DROPPING SCATTERED THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE INSECTS AND DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. FOUND FRONT AND REAR DOORS NOT INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. SEAL 1/2 INCH GAPS ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR INNER AND OUTER EXIT DOORS. ALSO SEAL 1/4 INCH GAPS ALONG BOTTOM AND BETWEEN TWO FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. MUST REPAIR DOORS AND MAKE INSECT AND RODENT PROOF ALONG ALL FOUR SIDES. ALSO FOUND AN APPROXIMATELY 4 INCH GLASS BLOCK MISSING FROM THE WASHROOM GLASS BLOCK WINDOW. MUST REPAIR TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT ENTRY. ALSO, NO COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE A COMPLETE LOG BOOK CONTAINING ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. ALSO, MUST REMOVE FLY TRAPS DIRECTLY ABOVE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
• ⚠️Inside Containers Or Receptacles: Adequate Number, Properly Covered And Insect/Rodent Proof • OBSERVED INADEQUATE INSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. OBSERVED LARGE GARBAGE BAGS,CARD BOARD BOXES,EMPTY BOTTLES AND FOOD CONTAINERS,EXPIRED STOCK AND OTHER GARBAGE AND DEBRIS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE GROUND ON SALES FLOOR,IN REAR PREP AREAS AND IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GARBAGE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE INSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF REFUSE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
  Inside Containers Or Receptacles: Adequate Number, Properly Covered And Insect/Rodent Proof • OBSERVED INADEQUATE INSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. OBSERVED LARGE GARBAGE BAGS,CARD BOARD BOXES,EMPTY BOTTLES AND FOOD CONTAINERS,EXPIRED STOCK AND OTHER GARBAGE AND DEBRIS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE GROUND ON SALES FLOOR,IN REAR PREP AREAS AND IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GARBAGE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE INSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF REFUSE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • FOUND TOILET FACILITIES NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. TOILET IN 2ND REAR WASHROOM NOT PROPERLY FLUSHING. MUST REPAIR SO THAT TOILET FLUSHES PROPERLY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • FOUND TOILET FACILITIES NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. TOILET IN 2ND REAR WASHROOM NOT PROPERLY FLUSHING. MUST REPAIR SO THAT TOILET FLUSHES PROPERLY. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS REPACKAGED OR NOT IN IT'S ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS REPACKAGED OR NOT IN IT'S ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • SCRAPE AND REPAINT WALLS ON INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER. REPLACE ALL PITTED AND WORN CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • SCRAPE AND REPAINT WALLS ON INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER. REPLACE ALL PITTED AND WORN CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER,ALL OTHER COOLERS AND FREEZER,SHELVES,VENTILATION HOOD,WINDOW SILLS,PREP TABLES,FRYERS,SINKS,TOILETS AND ALL DIRTY SURFACES ON SITE. MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE GREASE,DIRT,DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS AS NEEDED.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COOLERS,FREEZER,SHELVES,COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT. REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE,DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COOLERS,FREEZER,SHELVES,COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT. REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE,DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR LARGE HOLES IN CEILINGS ABOVE VENTILATION HOOD IN PREP AREA AND WASHROOM IN REAR. MUST ALSO CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AREAS AND IN STORAGE AREAS AND REPAINT AS NEEDED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR LARGE HOLES IN CEILINGS ABOVE VENTILATION HOOD IN PREP AREA AND WASHROOM IN REAR. MUST ALSO CLEAN WALLS IN PREP AREAS AND IN STORAGE AREAS AND REPAINT AS NEEDED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS OVER SALES FLOOR,PREP AREA AND STORAGE AREAS. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS OVER LIGHTS IN PREP AREA.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • REPAIR SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMP SINK. INSTALL A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ON 2 COMP SINK BEING USED AS A MOP SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND BETTER ORGANIZE. PROPERLY CLEAN AND MAINTAIN UNUSED COOLER ON SALES FLOOR AND IN PREP AREA.

When was A&K Food Market last inspected?

A&K Food Market has 3 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2011.

A&K Food Market vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 July 19, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.