Cermak Fresh Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 9, 2014
• address6623 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60645
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Cermak Fresh Market clean?

Cermak Fresh Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 9, 2014. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cermak Fresh Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 9, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1512779 DATED 12/9/2014 FOR LICENSE #2358498
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1512779 DATED 12/9/2014 FOR LICENSE #2358498.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1512779 DATED 12/9/2014 FOR LICENSE #2358498.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1512779 DATED 12/9/2014 FOR LICENSE #2358498.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1512779 DATED 12/9/2014 FOR LICENSE #2358498.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • SEE INSPECTION REPORT #1512779 DATED 12/9/2014 FOR LICENSE #2358498.

When was Cermak Fresh Market last inspected?

Cermak Fresh Market has 1 inspection on record going back to December 9, 2014.

Cermak Fresh Market vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 66% 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 9, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.