Cermak Fresh Market

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SUSHI REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN REFRIGERATOR DOOR ON SUSHI REFRIGERATOR. OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DARK GROOVES IN MEAT CUTTING ROOM. REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS WITH WORN WITH DARK GROOVES.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING TILES IN MENS STAFF WASHROOM MISSING OR IN DISREPAIR. REPLACE OR REPAIR CEILING TILES IN MENS STAFF WASHROOM
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT BULBS OUT ABOVE COOKING AREAS. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN BULBS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR AND MAINTAIN EXPOSED HAND SINK. OBSERVED INADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN MAIN DISHWASHING AREA NEAR HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE. REPAIR SINK STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED WOMENS STAFF WASHROOM WITH 1/2 SINKS WITH NO RUNNING WATER. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LACK OF THERMOMETERS THROUGHOUT COOLERS. ALL COOLERS NEED TO BE CHECKED AND EVERY COOLER NEEDS AN EASILY READABLE THERMOMETER INCLUDING CAKE COOLERS AND SUSHI COOLERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 7, 2018: 5 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in West Ridge

• ✓! Cermak Fresh Market
  mid · 6623 N Damen Ave · inspected December 9, 2014
• ✓ Babylon Grocery And Meat Mart
  cooked · 2800 W Devon Ave · inspected October 23, 2015
• ✓ Nineveh Mart & Meat
  clean · 2850 W Devon Ave · inspected April 24, 2025
• ✓! Fresh Zabiha Halal Meat
  mid · 2252 W Devon Ave · inspected June 25, 2019
• ✓ Steak Out
  cooked · 6237 N Western Ave · inspected February 26, 2018
• ✓! Muslim Women Resource Center Community Discount St
  cooked · 2727 W Devon Ave · inspected July 28, 2017

See every restaurant in West Ridge →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.