Damen Market

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 27, 2023
• address5700 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Damen Market clean?

Damen Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 27, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Damen Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE PREP COOLERS AND REACH IN COOLERS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED REAR DOOR OPEN AT THIS TIME, NOTED INTERIOR SCREEN DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. REAR SCREEN DOOR MUST BE TIGHT FITTING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE DOOR TO PREVENT PESTS ENTRY POINT.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A GARBAGE CAN WITH A LID INSIDE OF THE WASHROOM AS REQUIRED. • OBSERVED THE WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AS REQUIRED.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A GARBAGE CAN WITH A LID INSIDE OF THE WASHROOM AS REQUIRED. • OBSERVED THE WASHROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AS REQUIRED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE REAR STORAGE AREAS CLUTTERED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ORGANIZE STOCK 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALL.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.

When was Damen Market last inspected?

Damen Market has 2 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2023.

Damen Market 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 38% 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 September 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.