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Food Town
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 15, 2025
- address935 E 79Th St, Chicago 60619
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Food Town clean?
Food Town is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 15, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Food Town?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM LEFT SIDE AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY SUFACES ON BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES IN MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF SLICERS, PREP TABLES, DUST BUILDUP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLER, FREEZERS, DISPLAY SHELVES, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Food Town last inspected?
Food Town has 17 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 28, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 12, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 4, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2015 | Fail | |
| February 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 27, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2012 | Pass |
Food Town vs Avalon Park
Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon 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 October 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.