Empire Food Mart

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 8, 2024
• address7052 S Western Ave, Chicago 60636
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Empire Food Mart clean?

Empire Food Mart is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 8, 2024. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Empire Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED BASEMENT DOOR WITH A GAP ALONG BOTTOM MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON SHELVING UNITS AT SERVICE COUNTER.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 : MUST PROVIDE A GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 : MUST PROVIDE A GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN UNISEX TOILET ROOM
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING FLOORING IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA,DAMAGED & LOOSE FLOOR TILES AT SERVICE COUNTER,MOP SINK AREA.STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR.HOLE IN FLOOR AROUND FLOOR DRAIN IN BASEMENT.MUST SEAL OR REPLACE HOLES IN BOTH DOORS OF STORAGE AREAS. • : 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN FRONT STORAGE CLOSETS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 : MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT ON SALES FLOOR. • 6-304.11 : MUST PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-202.11 : MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT ON SALES FLOOR. • 6-304.11 : MUST PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN TOILET ROOM.

When was Empire Food Mart last inspected?

Empire Food Mart has 3 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2024.

Empire Food Mart vs Chicago Lawn

Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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• ✓ Empire Food Mart
  clean · April 23, 2025

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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 8, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.