Adom African Market

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedAugust 28, 2026 →
• address4650 S Indiana Ave, Chicago 60653
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Adom African Market clean?

Adom African Market is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 28, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Adom African Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Food Obtained From Approved Source
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was Adom African Market last inspected?

Adom African Market has 2 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2026.

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Adom African Market vs Grand Boulevard

Grand Boulevard runs 79% clean across 123 tracked restaurants — 96 clean, 22 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 123 spots Cooked tracks in Grand Boulevard, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Grand Boulevard

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• ✓ Forum Cafe
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  clean · August 21, 2026
• ✓ Casa Noir Taco Bar
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• ✓ Family Choice Grocery
  clean · August 19, 2026

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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