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Elite Food & Grocery Mart

November 26, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings5
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-202.12(A) OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT WATER (AT LEAST 100F) AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED THE WALK IN COOLER AND REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINING 41F OR BELOW. AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THE WALK IN COOLER WAS AT 66F AND THE REACH IN COOLER WAS NOT TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED THE PEST CONTROL CONTRACT MISSING THE PEST CONTROL STATE LICENSE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C).
code 38
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALLS IN THE TOILET ROOM. OBSERVED A WOODEN SURFACE ON THE DRY STORAGE SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALLS IN THE TOILET ROOM AND SEAL WOODEN SURFACES TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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