Ekiosa Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 30, 2023 →
• address4948 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60638
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ekiosa Market clean?

Ekiosa Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 30, 2023. 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 Ekiosa Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 30, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Ekiosa Market last inspected?

Ekiosa Market has 2 inspections on record going back to November 21, 2023.

Ekiosa Market vs Archer Heights

Archer Heights runs 78% clean across 154 tracked restaurants — 118 clean, 30 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 154 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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.

Read the Chicago ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 30, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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