Argo Food Market Inc.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 7, 2023
• address661 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Argo Food Market Inc. clean?

Argo Food Market Inc. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 7, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Argo Food Market Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 7, 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 • 4-101.17 OBSERVED THE USE OF RAW WOOD THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT SERVICE DESK, THE SHELVING IN THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE, THE PLATFORM THE HOT WATER TANK IS MOUNTED ON. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD WITH FOOD GRADE PAINT TO MAKE ALL THE SAID SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED TWO LEAKS AT THE PIPES UNDER THE WASH AND RINSE COMPARTMENR OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAID LEAKS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS' CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS' CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN

When was Argo Food Market Inc. last inspected?

Argo Food Market Inc. has 3 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2023.

Argo Food Market Inc. 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 0% 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 February 7, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.