G&M Food Mart

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 1, 2020
• address1619 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60616
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is G&M Food Mart clean?

G&M Food Mart is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 1, 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 G&M Food Mart?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURES OR CLEAN UP KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY AND PROVIDE A CLEAN UP KIT FOR RESPONDING TO THOSE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INTERIOR OF THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE WITH THICK ICE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE MOP IS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP TO AIR DRY WHEN NOT IN USE. MAINTAIN SAME. • REAR AREA NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ORGANIZE THE AREA. MAINTAIN SAME.

When was G&M Food Mart last inspected?

G&M Food Mart has 6 inspections on record going back to November 17, 2015.

G&M Food Mart vs Near South Side

Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.

Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 1, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.