Convenient Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 28, 2012
• address6302 S Halsted St, Chicago 60621
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Convenient Mart clean?

Convenient Mart is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 28, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Convenient Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.OBSERVED PRE-PACKAGED SANDWICH IN FRONT COOLER NO LABEL INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING ITEM NAME, STORE NAME ADDERS PHONE NUMBER INGREDIENTS WEIGHT ETC.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.OBSERVED PRE-PACKAGED SANDWICH IN FRONT COOLER NO LABEL INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING ITEM NAME, STORE NAME ADDERS PHONE NUMBER INGREDIENTS WEIGHT ETC.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.OBSERVE SINGLE SERVICE ITEM (SPOONS) NOT PROPERLY STORED IN FRONT PREP AREA ALL SPOONS NEED TO BE HANDLE UP SO YOU TAKE THE HANDLA AND NOT THE EATING SPOT OF THE SPOON INVERT.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.OBSERVE SINGLE SERVICE ITEM (SPOONS) NOT PROPERLY STORED IN FRONT PREP AREA ALL SPOONS NEED TO BE HANDLE UP SO YOU TAKE THE HANDLA AND NOT THE EATING SPOT OF THE SPOON INVERT.
• ⚠️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.OBSERVE HOOD WITH OUT FILTERS NEED TO PROVIDE.
  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.OBSERVE HOOD WITH OUT FILTERS NEED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.NEED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE BAND SAW, SLICER IN REAR MEAT AREA, ALSO FRONT FOOD PREP TABLE.
• ⚠️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.CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT UNDER STORAGE AND AROUND EQUIPMENT, ALSO ELEVATE STOCK 6" OFF THE FLOOR.REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES REAR MEAT AREA.
  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.CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT UNDER STORAGE AND AROUND EQUIPMENT, ALSO ELEVATE STOCK 6" OFF THE FLOOR.REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES REAR MEAT AREA.
• ⚠️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.NEED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE IN REAR ABOVE 3 COMP. SINK.
  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.NEED TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILE IN REAR ABOVE 3 COMP. SINK.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.CLEAN INSIDE OF LIGHT SHIELDS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters.RESTROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING NEED TO PROVIDE DOOR CHECK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.NEED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS AND ONE FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPS.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.NEED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS AND ONE FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPS.
• 🧻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.MUCH CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE ROOM NEED TOI REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.FRONT EMPLOYEES SREVING NACHOS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS NEED TO PROVIDE.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.FRONT EMPLOYEES SREVING NACHOS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS NEED TO PROVIDE.

When was Convenient Mart last inspected?

Convenient Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2012.

Convenient Mart vs Englewood

Englewood runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 40 mid, 84 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 August 28, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.