Cermak Food

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 29, 2020
• address3954 W Cermak, Chicago 60623
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Cermak Food clean?

Cermak Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 29, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cermak Food?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 29, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN THE 1-DOOR REACH IN COOLER WHERE THE EGGS AND MILK ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS UNITS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO UTLITY SINK FAUCET ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTOR DEVICE. • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SO THAT IT CAN BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ON THE SALES AND TOLIET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES. • OBSERVED UNUSED/BROKEN EQUIPMENT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES.

When was Cermak Food last inspected?

Cermak Food has 1 inspection on record going back to December 29, 2020.

Cermak Food vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 December 29, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.