Cottage Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 28, 2020
• address8209 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60619
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Cottage Food Mart clean?

Cottage Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 28, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cottage Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11 OBSERVED FACILITY WITH INCOMPLETE WRITTEN CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES AND SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE COMPLETED CLEAN UP PROCEDURE TO INCLUDE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION LEVELS AND A LIST OF SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. (REFER TO REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT REAR PREP HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17 OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (DELI MEAT) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISCARD DATE FOR REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS PLACED IN ALL COLD-HOLDING UNITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS IN ALL REAR REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT PROPER LABELING OF NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE A LABEL REFLECTING THE FOOD ITEM'S NAME WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 OBSERVED BEVERAGE CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND LOBBY SALES FLOOR MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • 4-501.12 OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ATTACHED TO PREP TABLE AND REACH IN PREP COOLER WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED LEAK COMING FAUCET OF HANDSINK AND REAR MOP SINK NEAREST EXIT DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114 OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED OUTSIDE AND IN STORE'S REAR. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES • 6-201.16 OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS NEAR WASHROOM AND UTILITY MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO PERSON WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH COMPLETION OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION.

When was Cottage Food Mart last inspected?

Cottage Food Mart has 6 inspections on record going back to October 29, 2018.

Cottage Food Mart vs Chatham

Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.

Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 20% of them.

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• ✕ W2005 Cmk Realty, L.L.C.
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• ✓! Moon Food Market
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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 April 28, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.