Chisco Food Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 17, 2010
• address4448 S Western Ave, Chicago 60609
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Chisco Food Mart clean?

Chisco Food Mart is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 17, 2010. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Chisco Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 17, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTERED AREAS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO MOP SINK ON PREMISES, MUST INSTALL ONE ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE AN EXPOSED HANDSINK IF FRESH UNPACKAGED BREADS/PASTRIES ARE TO BE SOLD.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN OR REMOVE UNUSED REACH-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT. REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES THAT WILL NOT BE USED.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FRONT AND REAR DOORS MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING ALONG THE SIDES AS WELL AS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. CLEAN AND PAINT ALL DOORS, PAINT WALLS IN WASHROOM IN BASEMENT, PAINT WALLS ON SALES FLOOR WHERE PAINT HAS CHIPPED AWAY.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • FRONT AND REAR DOORS MUST BE TIGHT-FITTING ALONG THE SIDES AS WELL AS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. CLEAN AND PAINT ALL DOORS, PAINT WALLS IN WASHROOM IN BASEMENT, PAINT WALLS ON SALES FLOOR WHERE PAINT HAS CHIPPED AWAY.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • COVER LIGHTS WITH SHIELDS ABOVE PRODUCE DISPLAY CASE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • WASHROOM DOOR MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON IT. LOT'S OF PERSONAL ITEMS(CLOTHING) FOUND IN THE BASEMENT IN EQUIPMENT STORE ROOM AREA, LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS MUST BE COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM STORAGE AREA.

When was Chisco Food Mart last inspected?

Chisco Food Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2010.

Chisco Food Mart vs Brighton Park

Brighton Park runs 64% clean across 402 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 80 mid, 66 cooked.

Against the 402 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 17, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.