Desi Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 15, 2020
• address6422 N Western Ave, Chicago 60645
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Desi Mart clean?

Desi Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2020. 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 Desi Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER WITH 1/4 GAP. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE DOOR TIGHT FITTING(RODENT/INSECT PROOFED) AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE WASHBOWL SINK IN ONE OF THE WASHROOM IN THE FRONT AREA AND MAINTAIN. • RAW WOOD OF THE FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO SEALED OR PAINT TO MAKE IT SMOOTH EASILY CLEANBLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE ABLE TO SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • BIG HOLE ON THE WALLS BEHIND THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE REAR WASHROOM CLOSE TO THE EXIT DOOR. MUST REPAIR/SEALED THE HOLE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Desi Mart last inspected?

Desi Mart has 2 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2020.

Desi Mart vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 May 15, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.