Alex Food Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 18, 2023
• address3925 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Alex Food Market clean?

Alex Food Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 18, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Alex Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CONTACT PAPER ON BASE OF STORAGE TABLE IN REAR UNDERNEATH SHELVING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CONTACT PAPER ALL NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED RUST AND BLACK SUBSTANCE ON BASKETS OF TWO DOOR SMALL FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND BLACK SUBSTANCE, NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DUST ON ALL SHELVING UNITS IN RETAIL AND CASHIER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL SHELVING UNITS IN RETAIL AREA. OBSERVED SPILLAGE ON EXTERIOR OF SMALL TWO DOOR FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BLACK SUBSTANCE ON BOTTOM SHELF OF TWO DOOR COKE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BLACK BUILDUP ON SHELVES OF COLD BEVERAGE CENTER THREE DOOR COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS SMALL LIPTON COOLER, THREE BROWN DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT, BUNN COFFEE MAKER AND NACHO CHEESE MACHINE IN REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILE IN RETAIL ON EASTSIDE IN FRONT OF SHELVING UNITS. OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR ALONG BASE OF WALL ENTERING CASHIER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARD TO LEFT OF HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR STORAGE. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STAINED EASTSIDE UPPER WALLS IN WASHROOM, ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN CASHIER ENCLOSURE ON NORTHEAST SIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPAINT WALLS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT ON FLOOR AND ALONG BASES OF WALLS IN WASHROOM AND REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINED INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINED WALLS BEHIND BLACK SHELVING IN FRONT OF COLD HOILDING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED COBWEBS IN REAR STORAGE ON WALL AND CEILING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE COBWEBS FROM REAR STORAGE CEILING AND WALLS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED COBWEBS IN WASHROOM ON WALL AND CEILING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE COBWEBS FROM WASHROOM CEILING AND WALLS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BOTTLES UNDERNEATH COLD HOLDING UNITS IN RETAIL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDERNEATH ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT AND MAINTAIN.

When was Alex Food Market last inspected?

Alex Food Market has 1 inspection on record going back to December 18, 2023.

Alex Food Market vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 December 18, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.