Eli Cli Food Mart,Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 12, 2024
• address741 W 79Th St, Chicago 60620
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Eli Cli Food Mart,Inc. clean?

Eli Cli Food Mart,Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 12, 2024. 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 Eli Cli Food Mart,Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2024, 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 ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 : OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAK AT HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLER,SPIDER WEBS AT WINDOWS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12 : MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST SEAL OPENING AROUND PIPE UNDER MOP SINK,UPPER WOOD PIECE AT REAR DOOR.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE GAPS IN BETWEEN WALL BASES AND FLOOR THROUGHOUT TOILET ROOM ,REAR STORAGE AREA AND FRONT WINDOW.PROVIDE A TRANSITION ON FLOOR NEAR FRONT DOOR THAT'S A TRIPPING HAZARD.MUST FINISH DRY WALL THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.16 : MUST PROVIDE A HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG UP WET MOPS. • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE MASSIVE ARTICLES FROM REAR YARD,REAR STORAGE AREA,CUT DOWN WEEDS IN REAR YARD TO BE MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 : MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-304.11 : MUST PROVIDE VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM

When was Eli Cli Food Mart,Inc. last inspected?

Eli Cli Food Mart,Inc. has 3 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2024.

Eli Cli Food Mart,Inc. vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 November 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.