Ford City Mall

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 16, 2020
• address7601 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60652

Is Ford City Mall clean?

Ford City Mall is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 16, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Ford City Mall?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE IS NOT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE EMPLYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES HEALTH. MUST PROVIDE WITH ALL THE NECESSARY ITEMS IN POLICY INCLUDING DISPOSABLE GLOVES, FACE MASK DISPOSABLE MOP AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER TO KILL THE NORO VIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL WITH SOAP AND TOWEL DEVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER FOR COOLER FOR MILK. MUST PROVIDE. • NO FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR MONITORING FOOD,(MILK) TEMPERATURES..MUST PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF 9-LIVE ROACHES UNDER COUNTER STORAGE ARE CRAWLING AND HIDING UNDER WOOD COUNTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL. CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL METAL SPLASH GUARD AT DRAINBOARD SIDE OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL METAL SPLASH GUARD AT DRAINBOARD SIDE OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LETTER FROM BUILDING FOR USE OF OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINERS NOT MAINTAIN. EXTERIOR OF CONTAINER LID ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LETTER FROM BUILDING FOR USE OF OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINERS NOT MAINTAIN. EXTERIOR OF CONTAINER LID ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED LOOSE COVING ALONG WALLS UNDER COUNTER IN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR.

When was Ford City Mall last inspected?

Ford City Mall has 1 inspection on record going back to March 16, 2020.

Ford City Mall vs West Lawn

West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.

Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 52% 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 March 16, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.