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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 houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FLY GLUE STRIPS HANGING FROM CEILING IN BAKERY PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE AND USE PROPER INSECT CONTROL DEVICES ONLY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • RUSTY SURFACES ON BOTTOM OF PREP/STORAGE TABLES IN RESTAURANT PREP AREA AND ON ROLLING CARTS IN MEAT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN • CUTTING BOARDS IN RESTAURANT FRONT PREP AREA, BAKERY PREP AREA, AND PRODUCE PREP AREA HEAVILY STAINED AND PITTED. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • HEAVY BLACK SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATION ON CAULKING AT BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS THROUGH OUT. INSTD TO CLEAN/REPLACE CAULKING AND MAINTAIN
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • PIPE LEAKING UNDER BAKERY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK DELI AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • DAMAGED FLOOR IN CHICKEN PREP AREA CAUSING STANDING WATER. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN CHICKEN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND MANTAIN SURFACE • WALL SURROUNING TRASH COMPACTOR HEAVILY SOILED. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
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.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 27, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 28, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 30, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 15, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 8, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2017 | Fail | |
| December 21, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Cermak Produce vs West Elsdon
West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.
Other spots in West Elsdon
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 September 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.