Dat Local Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 25, 2023
• address5540 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Dat Local Mart clean?

Dat Local Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 25, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Dat Local Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 25, 2023, 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 NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL KIT WITH SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED BLACK SHELVING UNITS IN REAR STORAGE WITH INADEQUATE SPACE OF 4 INCHES BETWEEN SHELF AND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SPILLAGE ON SHELVING UNITS IN RETAIL AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12: OBSERVED NO VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY LOCATED AND SERVICED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 6-501.19: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.114: OBSERVED UNUSED SLIDING TWO DOOR FREEZER AND CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DECLUTTER, ORGANIZE AND CLEAN REAR STORAGE AREA. • 6-501.11: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING VENT COVER IN UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CEILING VENT COVER. • 6-501.12: OBSERVED SPILLAGE ON EXTERIOR OF WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DEBRIS IN WINDOWSILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.16: OBSERVED WET MOP IN BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP RACK FOR PROPER DRAINAGE AND DRYING TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING CEILING LIGHTS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR NON WORKING LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11: OBSERVED NON WORKING CEILING LIGHTS IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR NON WORKING LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN

When was Dat Local Mart last inspected?

Dat Local Mart has 3 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2023.

Dat Local Mart vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

Other spots in Austin

• ✓ Windy City Jerk, Llc
  clean · October 18, 2023
• ✓ Austin Harvest
  clean · May 30, 2024
• ✓ 123 Food Market
  clean · November 15, 2023
• ✓ Green Palace
  clean · November 17, 2023
• ✓ Big Moe's Cellular & Food
  clean · December 5, 2023
• ✓ Sanford Foods
  clean · April 29, 2025

See every restaurant inspection in Austin →

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 October 25, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.