Cermak Produce

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 12, 2025 →
• address5220 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Cermak Produce clean?

Cermak Produce is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cermak Produce?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Cermak Produce last inspected?

Cermak Produce has 20 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cermak Produce vs West Elsdon

West Elsdon runs 80% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 157 clean, 36 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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