Ak Food Mart & Wireless, Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 17, 2020
• address5368 W Gale St, Chicago 60630
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ak Food Mart & Wireless, Inc. clean?

Ak Food Mart & Wireless, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 17, 2020. 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 Ak Food Mart & Wireless, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WASHROOM. • OBSERVED WASH ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING.MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASH ROOM DOOR.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WASHROOM. • OBSERVED WASH ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING.MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASH ROOM DOOR.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VISIBLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • FOUND 2 DOOR STAND-UP-COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 59.9 F., NO (TCS) FOODS HELD IN MENTIONED COOLER AT THIS TIME.INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR SAID COOLER, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0 F OR COLDER AT ALL TIMES.(TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION)SEE COMMENTS.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED REAR STORAGE AREA WITH CLUTTERED CONDITIONS,MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND RE-ORGANIZE AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASIER CLEANING. • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE FRONT COUNTER AREA.MUST REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (10/31/2014) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B),NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM (10/31/2014) WAS NOT DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS ISSUED AND MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B),NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.

When was Ak Food Mart & Wireless, Inc. last inspected?

Ak Food Mart & Wireless, Inc. has 3 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2014.

Ak Food Mart & Wireless, Inc. vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.