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Chatham Meat & Grocery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
- address8211 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Chatham Meat & Grocery clean?
Chatham Meat & Grocery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chatham Meat & Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11//OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COMPARTMENT UNDER FRYER AND OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS WHERE DISHES ARE STORED IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11:// NOTED HOLE IN FLOOR AT REGISTER REPAIRED WITH CARDBOARD AND BLUE TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY REPAIR.------ 6-501.114// NOTED CLUTTER BEHIND REGISTER, IN REAR SOUTHEAST CLOSET BEHIND MEAT/DELI DISPLAY AND IN HALL TO REAR EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO BUSINESS. ALL KEPT ITEMS ARE TO BE STORED ON PROPER SHELVING THAT IS ELEVATED A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR TO PROPERLT CLEAN AND MONITOR FACILITY FOR POTENTIAL RODENT ACTIVITY
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • 2-102.13: **C** Allergen Training - All certified food service sanitation managers employed by a restaurant must receive or obtain training in basic allergen awareness principles within 30 days after employment and every 3 years thereafter. Training programs must be accredited by the American National Standards Institute or another reputable accreditation agency under the ASTM International E2659-09 (Standard Practice for Certificate Programs). OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGERN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. ALLERGEN CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ONSITE.
When was Chatham Meat & Grocery last inspected?
Chatham Meat & Grocery has 9 inspections on record going back to January 8, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 6, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 31, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2023 | Fail | |
| July 21, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| January 8, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Chatham Meat & Grocery vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 July 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.