Ez.Food Mart, Inc / Marathon

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 10, 2020
• address8100-8108 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Ez.Food Mart, Inc / Marathon clean?

Ez.Food Mart, Inc / Marathon is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 10, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ez.Food Mart, Inc / Marathon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS AND DUST BUILD UP ON DISPLAY SHELVES,ICE CREAM FREEZER,POP SLEEVES,GLASS ON PREMISES.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES AT SERVICE COUNTER. • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,REAR STORAGE AND TOILET ROOM. • MUST CLEAN DIRT BUILD UP ON WALLS ON SALES FLOOR. • MUST CLEAN FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION WORKING IN TOILET ROOM.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION WORKING IN TOILET ROOM.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.

When was Ez.Food Mart, Inc / Marathon last inspected?

Ez.Food Mart, Inc / Marathon has 4 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2017.

Ez.Food Mart, Inc / Marathon 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 21% 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 April 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.