Brandon's Food Mart

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedAugust 12, 2010 →
• address8261 S Brandon Ave Fl, Chicago 60617
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Brandon's Food Mart clean?

Brandon's Food Mart is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on September 27, 2013, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on August 12, 2010. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Brandon's Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

When was Brandon's Food Mart last inspected?

Brandon's Food Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to August 12, 2010.

Brandon's Food Mart vs South Chicago

South Chicago runs 87% clean across 72 tracked restaurants — 61 clean, 9 mid, 0 cooked.

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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.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 12, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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