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Dice Food Mart
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 10, 2012
- address3424 W Ohio St, Chicago 60624
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Dice Food Mart clean?
Dice Food Mart is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 10, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Dice Food Mart?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 10, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • FOUND COOLER IN PREP AREA HOLDING PACKAGED MEATS AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 43.6F. UNIT MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. MUST NOT USE UNIT UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT OF HEALTH. MUST NOT REMOVE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND THE FOLLOWING PACKAGED MEATS AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. HAM 43.8F, SALAMI 45.9F, BOLOGNA 44.9, TURKEY 45.1F AND COOKED GROUND BEEF AT 58.5F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM COOLER AND DENATURE. VALUE $59, 161 LBS DISGARDED.
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • FOUND EVIDENCE OF MICE AND RATS ON PREMISES. FIFTEEN MOUSE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BETWEEN REFRIGERATION UNITS AND UNDER CRATE BY DELI COOLER. SIXTY OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR OF BASEMENT; MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PREMISES PRIOR TO REINSPECTION. RODENT PROOF FRONT DOOR SO THAT DOOR IS TIGHT FITTING AT BOTTOM.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED FOR THE SALE OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. OWNER WAS SELLING NACHO CHEESE FOR CHIPS AND HAD COOKED GROUND BEEF IN THE COOLER. MUST PROVIDE A CERTIFICATE AND REFRAIN FROM SELLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS UNTIL ONE IS OBTAINED.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE DUST FROM FOOD STORAGE SHELVES. CLEAN INTERIOR OF SMALL REFRIGERATOR IN REAR STORAGE ROOM WITH FOUL ODOR. REPAIR RUBBER GASKET AT DELI COOLER. PROVIDE A DOOR HANDLE AT DELI COOLER.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE DUST FROM FOOD STORAGE SHELVES. CLEAN INTERIOR OF SMALL REFRIGERATOR IN REAR STORAGE ROOM WITH FOUL ODOR. REPAIR RUBBER GASKET AT DELI COOLER. PROVIDE A DOOR HANDLE AT DELI COOLER.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT. CLEAN AROUND, BEHIND AND UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT. SEAL HOLES IN BASEMENT FLOOR WHERE NEEDED.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT. CLEAN AROUND, BEHIND AND UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT. SEAL HOLES IN BASEMENT FLOOR WHERE NEEDED.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS NEED CLEANING THROUGHOUT. REPAIR WALLBASES AND WALLS IN WASHROOMS. SEAL HOLES IN WALLS WHERE NEEDED. REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING FAN IN WASHROOM.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS NEED CLEANING THROUGHOUT. REPAIR WALLBASES AND WALLS IN WASHROOMS. SEAL HOLES IN WALLS WHERE NEEDED. REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING FAN IN WASHROOM.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROVIDE THREE METAL DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THREE COMP SINK FOR PROPER SET UP OF WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZING OF UTENSILS.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • THERMOMETERS NEEDED FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • THERMOMETERS NEEDED FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND FREEZERS.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER FROM PREMISES IN REAR STORAGE ROOM AND WALK-IN COOLER.
When was Dice Food Mart last inspected?
Dice Food Mart has 3 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| August 10, 2012 | Fail | |
| May 3, 2011 | Pass |
Dice Food Mart vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 10, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.