Gangnam Market Express

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 23, 2026
• address802 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Gangnam Market Express clean?

Gangnam Market Express is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Gangnam Market Express?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED LIVE 2 MICE IN BASMENT DISH/STORAGE AREAS NEAR WATER HEATER CLOSET. AS WELL AS EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASMENT STORAGE AREA THAT IS CLOSED WITH FENCE AND UNDER AND AROUND STORAGE RACKS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED. MUST ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY, WASH AND SANITIZE SURFACES. HAVE PREMISES SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR.PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A).
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD PREPARATION AREA (FRONT COUNTER) WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION. MUST INSTALL A BARRIER TO SEPARATE CUSTOMER AREA FROM PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE BARRIER ALONG COUNTER (SNEEZE GUARD) TO PROTECT EQUIPMENT FROM CUSTOMER CONTAMINATION.PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD PREPARATION AREA (FRONT COUNTER) WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION. MUST INSTALL A BARRIER TO SEPARATE CUSTOMER AREA FROM PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE BARRIER ALONG COUNTER (SNEEZE GUARD) TO PROTECT EQUIPMENT FROM CUSTOMER CONTAMINATION.PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND ICE BUILDUP ON THE 3 DOOR FEEZER ON 1 ST FLOOR STORE. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE NEWLY INSTALLED ESPRESSO MACHINE IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO ENSURE DEVICE CAN BE LOCATED, SERVICED, AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED FAUCET AT 3 COMP SINK LEAKING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED WASTEWATER IN BASMENT DISH/STORAGE AREA COMING FROM UNDER THE STAIRWELL, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED WASTEWATER IN BASMENT DISH/STORAGE AREA COMING FROM UNDER THE STAIRWELL, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER CONTRACT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATOR. PIC INDICATED THAT DUMPSTER IS A PART OF LEASE AGREEMENT. NO LEASE AGREEMENT PROVIDED TO VERIFY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B).
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER CONTRACT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATOR. PIC INDICATED THAT DUMPSTER IS A PART OF LEASE AGREEMENT. NO LEASE AGREEMENT PROVIDED TO VERIFY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B).
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXPOSED FOAM-LIKE CAULK ON THE WALLS AND AROUND PIPES TO FILL HOLES THROUGHOUT FACILITY 1ST FLOOR AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AREA TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

When was Gangnam Market Express last inspected?

Gangnam Market Express has 1 inspection on record going back to June 23, 2026.

Gangnam Market Express vs Lake View

Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 50% 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 June 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.