Chicago Mini Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 26, 2020
• address5511 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Chicago Mini Mart clean?

Chicago Mini Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 26, 2020. 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 Chicago Mini Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED THE BATHROOM DOOR AT THE REAR AREA NOT SELF CLOSING DUE TO BROKEN CLOSURE DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE DOOR AND MAINTAIN • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN UNISEX BATHROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED THE BATHROOM DOOR AT THE REAR AREA NOT SELF CLOSING DUE TO BROKEN CLOSURE DEVICE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE DOOR AND MAINTAIN • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN UNISEX BATHROOM
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT ON FLOORS INSIDE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST UPGRADE HOUSING KEEPING.

When was Chicago Mini Mart last inspected?

Chicago Mini Mart has 7 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2010.

Chicago Mini Mart vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 31% of them.

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• ✓ F + A Foodmart
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• ✓ Afc Sushi @ Dominick's
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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 26, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.