Ashland Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 11, 2014
• address1528-1540 W Lawrence, Chicago 60640
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ashland Mart clean?

Ashland Mart is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 11, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ashland Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST REPLACE CABINET DISPLAY CASE SURFACE AT THE CASH REGISTER AREA IN FRONT AREA AND BEHIND THE CASH REGISTER AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SHELVING UNITS AND CIGARETTE SHELVING RACK AT THE CASH REGISTER AREA TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULTATION.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE PREMISES TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULTATION. MUST REPAIR AND REPLACE MISSING AND BROKE FLOOR TILES AT HALLWAY LEADING TO THE RESTROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE PREMISES TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULTATION. MUST REPAIR AND REPLACE MISSING AND BROKE FLOOR TILES AT HALLWAY LEADING TO THE RESTROOM.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL HOLES AND OPENING AT THE WALL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE LEADING TO THE RESTROOM TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MSUT REPLACE WALL COVING ALONG WALLS AT THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE RESTROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL HOLES AND OPENING AT THE WALL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE LEADING TO THE RESTROOM TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MSUT REPLACE WALL COVING ALONG WALLS AT THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE RESTROOM.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR MOP SINK LOCATED AT THE MECHANIC SHOP SPACE CONNECTED BY A DOOR. MOP SINK IS LEAKING FROM THE PIPE BELOW THE SINK. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR THE MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST REPAIR HOT WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE RESTROOM. PRESENTLY A WRENCH IS BEING UTILIZED TO OPEN AND CLOSE HOT WATER FACUET HANDLE.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER FOR THE 4 DOOR COOLER AT ALL TIMES.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER FOR THE 4 DOOR COOLER AT ALL TIMES.

When was Ashland Mart last inspected?

Ashland Mart has 1 inspection on record going back to December 11, 2014.

Ashland Mart vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 11, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.