Farah Mini Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 26, 2022
• address958 N Central Park Ave, Chicago 60651
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Farah Mini Market clean?

Farah Mini Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 26, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Farah Mini Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 26, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE REACH IN COOLING UNITS WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND RUST ON THE BOTTOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNITS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW DEVICE ON THE REAR UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THREE MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE REAR ABOVE THE REACH IN COOLERS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED A CLUTTER OF ITEMS IN THE REAR HEATING UNIT CLOSET, BOXES, LADDERS ETC. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT HARBORING.
• ⚠️Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SMOKING IN A PUBLIC PLACE INSIDE FACILITY. REAR PREP AREA ON TOP OF STORAGE BEVERAGES FOUND ONE BUTT OF A CIGARETTE IN AN ASHTRAY AND ANOTHER ONE IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER ON THE FLOOR IN THE TOILET ROOM BY THE TOILET. INFORMED AND INSTRUCTED THAT SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-015
  Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF SMOKING IN A PUBLIC PLACE INSIDE FACILITY. REAR PREP AREA ON TOP OF STORAGE BEVERAGES FOUND ONE BUTT OF A CIGARETTE IN AN ASHTRAY AND ANOTHER ONE IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER ON THE FLOOR IN THE TOILET ROOM BY THE TOILET. INFORMED AND INSTRUCTED THAT SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-015

When was Farah Mini Market last inspected?

Farah Mini Market has 5 inspections on record going back to July 24, 2018.

Farah Mini Market vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 July 26, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.