Chicago Ave Food Market

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 9, 2011
• address5606 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Chicago Ave Food Market clean?

Chicago Ave Food Market is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 9, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Ave Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply. NO HOT WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. ELECTRICIAN CAME ON SITE, CONNECTED THE ELECTRIC WATER TANK.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. NOTED EVIDENCE OF 15 RAT DROPPINGS IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND NEAR THE HOT WATER TANK AREA, ALSO NOTED EVIDENCE OF GNAWING ON TWO SWEET POTATOES. REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. NOTED A 1/4 INCH GAP ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF DOOR. MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PAINT/SEAL/REPLACE ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES, SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER, LARGE WOODEN BEAMS ON FLOOR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PAINT/SEAL/REPLACE ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES, SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER, LARGE WOODEN BEAMS ON FLOOR.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPLACE MISSING/WORN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL SHELVES BEHIND COOLERS/EQUIPTMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPLACE MISSING/WORN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL SHELVES BEHIND COOLERS/EQUIPTMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE WATER STAINED/MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. SEAL ALL HOLES, GAPS, OPENING AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ETC, PIPES PREVENTING RODENT ENTRANCE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE WATER STAINED/MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. SEAL ALL HOLES, GAPS, OPENING AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS ETC, PIPES PREVENTING RODENT ENTRANCE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPLACE MISSING FAUCET HANDLES AND REPLACE WORN STAINLESS STOPPERS AT THE 3 COMP SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN REAR, ELEVATING ALL ARTICLES 6-12 INCHES FROM FLOOR.

When was Chicago Ave Food Market last inspected?

Chicago Ave Food Market has 5 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2010.

Chicago Ave Food Market vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

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• ✓ Friend's Soul Food Restaurant
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• ✓ Fay's Food & Meat Market, Inc.
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• ✓ Qorner Foods
  clean · January 28, 2010
• ? R & S Grocery
  cooked · August 5, 2010
• ✓! Madison Food Mart, Inc
  mid · April 20, 2020

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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 June 9, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.