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Avenue Food Mart
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 24, 2021
- address6850 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60634
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Avenue Food Mart clean?
Avenue Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 24, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Avenue Food Mart?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11--OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST ON THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE MEAT DEPT WALK-IN COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CHIPPED PAINT AND RUST AND REPAINT OR REPLACE THE SHELVES AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17-- OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE WOMEN WASHROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17-- OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE WOMEN WASHROOM.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13-- INSTRUCTED TO RE-GROUT FLOOR TILES IN KITCHEN PREP/3-COMPARTMENT SINK AREA AND INSIDE THE KITCHEN WALK-IN-COOLER.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14--INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE HANGING GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14--INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE HANGING GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13--OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13--OBSERVED SOME EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
- ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION SHOWS PROGRESS BUT VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2531398 DATED:09/15/2021 OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 RODENT(MICE)DROPPINGS INSIDE CLUTTERED ELECTRICAL CLOSET NEAR THE KITCHEN AREA AND APPROXIMATELY 15 LIVE SMALL FLIES AT CORNER UNDERNEATH THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAKERY AREA. MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY REMOVED MENTIONED PEST ACTIVITY AND CLUTTERED ITEMS INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL CLOSET AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED.(COS).Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION SHOWS PROGRESS BUT VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2531398 DATED:09/15/2021 OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 RODENT(MICE)DROPPINGS INSIDE CLUTTERED ELECTRICAL CLOSET NEAR THE KITCHEN AREA AND APPROXIMATELY 15 LIVE SMALL FLIES AT CORNER UNDERNEATH THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAKERY AREA. MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY REMOVED MENTIONED PEST ACTIVITY AND CLUTTERED ITEMS INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL CLOSET AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED.(COS).
When was Avenue Food Mart last inspected?
Avenue Food Mart has 31 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| September 24, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 15, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 3, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 27, 2020 | Fail | |
| August 1, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2019 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2019 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 4, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 15, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Avenue Food Mart vs Montclare
Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.
Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 31% of them.
Other spots in Montclare
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 September 24, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.