Clark

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 26, 2025
• address7050 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store/Gas Station

Is Clark clean?

Clark is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 26, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Clark?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO POST HANDWASH SIGNAGE FOR ALL HANDSINKS AND MAINTAIN. CORRECTED ON SITE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD ROACHES SEEN UNDER EQUIPMENT AS DESCRIBED IN COMPLAINT.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE CAN OPENER BLADE AT THE PREP TABLE IN NEED OF CLEANING; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED AND INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS, DIRT AND STICKINESS. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS IN CORNER AREA OF STORE BY THE ICE COOLER TO REMOVE ITEMS ON FLOOR AND DEBRIS. OBSERVED DUST ON SOME CEILING TILE AND CEILING VENTS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WHERE NEEDED AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND SOME MISSING CEILING TILE; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED. FOUND SOME WATER STAINED CEILING TILE; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED.

When was Clark last inspected?

Clark has 4 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2023.

Clark vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.

Other spots in West Englewood

• ✓ Seashell
  clean · August 14, 2025
• ✓ Sharks Fish, Chicken &Philly Steaks
  clean · February 28, 2024
• ✓ Yuby
  clean · July 14, 2023
• ✓ Aaa Food Market
  clean · May 25, 2023
• ✓ 63Rd Food Mart
  clean · May 22, 2023
• ✓ Subway
  clean · March 19, 2026

See every restaurant inspection in West Englewood →

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 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.