Cali Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 26, 2026
• address2800 W Lake St, Chicago 60612
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Cali Mart clean?

Cali Mart is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cali Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE SERVICE AREA WITH OPENINGS. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED DOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11: OBSERVED CARPET ON THE FLOORS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RMEOVE TO MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: OBSERVED TOILET ROOM AND REAR STORAGE AREA FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE SERVICE AREA WITH NO LIGHT. NO LIGHT DUE TO POWER SHORTAGE, PER PERSON IN CHARGE. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: OBSERVED TOILET ROOM AND REAR STORAGE AREA FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE SERVICE AREA WITH NO LIGHT. NO LIGHT DUE TO POWER SHORTAGE, PER PERSON IN CHARGE. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.

When was Cali Mart last inspected?

Cali Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2026.

Cali Mart vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 June 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.