Big Sams Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 30, 2026
• address133 E 75Th St, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Big Sams Food Mart clean?

Big Sams Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 30, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Big Sams Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED FACILITY WITH NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA KIT AND PROCEDURE.N INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE ESTABLISHMENT MUST ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF BOTH ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MOP, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MASK, AND ADEQUATE SANITIZER *MUST ELIMINATE NOROVIRUS*) AND THE CLEAN UP POLICY ON SITE TO PROPERLY CLEAN UP ANY VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PERSON IN CHARGE SENT EMPLOYEE TO PURCHASE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN REAR DISH/ PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE. HANDSINK WAS BLOCKED BY STATIONARY PREP TABLE WITH LARGE SCALE AND MEAT SLICER. INSTRUCTED THAT SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED WITH HANDSOAP AND PAPERTOWELS AT ALL TIMES. PERSON IN CHARGE MOVED TABLE DURING INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • NOTED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOOD COOKED, DELIVERED AND SERVED. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PROPER THERMOMETERS. PERSON IN CHARGE SENT EMPLOYEE TO PURCHASE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR CHLORINE SANITIZER USED AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PERSON IN CHARGE SENT EMPLOYEE TO PURCHASE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR CHLORINE SANITIZER USED AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PERSON IN CHARGE SENT EMPLOYEE TO PURCHASE DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

When was Big Sams Food Mart last inspected?

Big Sams Food Mart has 9 inspections on record going back to November 5, 2021.

Big Sams Food Mart vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 January 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.