Food Mart & Tobacco

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 30, 2026
• address3952 W Madison St, Chicago 60624
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Food Mart & Tobacco clean?

Food Mart & Tobacco is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 30, 2026. 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 Food Mart & Tobacco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES AND SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4" GAP AT BOTTOM AND BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND ITEMS STORED ON FLORR IN STORAGE CLOSETS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN CLOSETS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INOPERABLE VENTILATION FAN INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED INOPERABLE VENTILATION FAN INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM.

When was Food Mart & Tobacco last inspected?

Food Mart & Tobacco has 1 inspection on record going back to March 30, 2026.

Food Mart & Tobacco vs West Garfield Park

West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

Other spots in West Garfield Park

• ✓ Almakrami Group
  clean · June 2, 2026
• ? Madison Tobacco Inc.
  not rated · May 5, 2026
• ✓ Momentum Coffee
  clean · April 29, 2026
• ✓ Keeler Food & Liquor
  clean · June 23, 2026
• ✓ Keeler Food & Liquor
  clean · July 2, 2026
• ✓ Maze Food & Liquor
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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 March 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.