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Blue Bell Mart
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 13, 2021
- address713 N Milwaukee, Chicago 60642
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Blue Bell Mart clean?
Blue Bell Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 13, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Blue Bell Mart?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 13, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7.38.010.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR CLEANING MATERIALS TO CLEAN UP SAID INCIDENT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND CLEANING MATERIALS (GLOVES, MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP, DISINFECTANT RATED FOR NOROVIRUS) FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW AND USE WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ANY HANDWASHING SINKS. MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE FOR ALL HANDWASHING SINKS.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FOUND INSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE LOCATED IN PARKING GARAGE OVER FLOWING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LIDS AT ALL TIMES.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FOUND INSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE LOCATED IN PARKING GARAGE OVER FLOWING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LIDS AT ALL TIMES.
When was Blue Bell Mart last inspected?
Blue Bell Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| April 13, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Blue Bell Mart vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 April 13, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.