Elea Mediterranean Food Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 24, 2016
• address309 S Halsted St, Chicago 60661
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Elea Mediterranean Food Market clean?

Elea Mediterranean Food Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 24, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Elea Mediterranean Food Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 24, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️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 POSTED ON PREMISES. PREMISES SLICE DELI MEATS. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NO LABLES ON PREPACKAGED CHEESE,MIZHOPA WHEY CHEESE ON SHELVES OR FROZEN GREEK SAUSAGE INSIDE REACH IN FREEZER.MUST INSTALL PROPER LABELS.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • NO LABLES ON PREPACKAGED CHEESE,MIZHOPA WHEY CHEESE ON SHELVES OR FROZEN GREEK SAUSAGE INSIDE REACH IN FREEZER.MUST INSTALL PROPER LABELS.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MONITORING FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MONITORING FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • PREMISES CLEANING SUPPLIES STORED ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF 3-COMP SINK.MUST ORGANIZE OFF FLOORS.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.MUST PROVIDE.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.MUST PROVIDE.

When was Elea Mediterranean Food Market last inspected?

Elea Mediterranean Food Market has 6 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2011.

Elea Mediterranean Food Market vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 October 24, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.